Random insertion of transposon Tn4001 in the genome of Spiroplasma citri strain GII3

Plasmid

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 80-86

  Foissac, Xavier ^a   Saillard, Colette ^a   Bove J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; ELECTROPORATION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; SPIROPLASMA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SPIROPLASMA CITRI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030999913     PISSN: 0147619X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/plas.1996.1271     Document Type: Article

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