Identification of a second endogenous Porphyromonas gingivalis insertion element

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 3808-3812

  Wang, Chin Yen ^a   Bond, Vincent C ^a   Genco, Caroline Attardo ^a  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

AEROMONAS SALMONICIDA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE INSERTION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PORPHYROMONAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSPOSON; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

AEROMONAS SALMONICIDA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0030970448     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.11.3808-3812.1997     Document Type: Article

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