In vitro inhibitory activity of RepC/C*, the inactivated form of the pT181 plasmid initiation protein, RepC

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 141-147

  Jin, Ruzhong ^a   Rasooly, Avraham ^a   Novick, Richard P ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031036215     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.1.141-147.1997     Document Type: Article

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