Homology with a repeated Yersinia pestis DNA sequence IS100 correlates with pesticin sensitivity in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2081-2085

  McDonough, Kathleen A ^a,b   Hare, Janelle M ^b  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; YERSINIA PESTIS; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0030972028     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.6.2081-2085.1997     Document Type: Article

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