Plasmid-homologous sequences in the chromosome of plasmidless Coxiella burnetii scurry Q217

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 3293-3297

  Willems, H ^a   Ritter, M ^a   Jager C ^a   Thiele, D ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA FRAGMENT;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; COXIELLA BURNETII; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE MAPPING; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COXIELLA BURNETII;

EID: 0030925482     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.10.3293-3297.1997     Document Type: Article

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