Bacteriophage T12 of Streptococcus pyogenes integrates into the gene encoding a serine tRNA

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 719-728

  McShan, W Michael ^a   Tang, Y F ^a   Ferretti, Joseph J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; DNA INTEGRATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VIRUS INFECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SPEA; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES PHAGE T12;

EID: 0031015544     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.2591616.x     Document Type: Article

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