The kilE locus of promiscuous IncPα plasmid RK2 is required for stable maintenance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2339-2347

  Wilson, James W ^a   Sia, Elaine Ayres ^a,b   Figurski, David H ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; INHERITANCE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REGULON;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0030962536     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.7.2339-2347.1997     Document Type: Article

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