Contribution of different segments of the par region to stable maintenance of the broad-host-range plasmid RK2

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 20, 1997, Pages 6472-6479

  Easter, Carla L ^a   Sobecky, Patricia A ^a   Helinski, Donald R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESOLVASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030879110     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.20.6472-6479.1997     Document Type: Article

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