Transposition without transposase: A spontaneous mutation in bacteria

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2047-2052

  Rappleye, Chad A ^a,b   Roth, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSPOSASE;

ARTICLE; DNA TRANSPOSITION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TRANSPOSON;

EID: 0030972693     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.6.2047-2052.1997     Document Type: Article

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