Analysis of the genome of Vibrio costicola: Pulsed-field gel electrophoretic analysis of genome size and plasmid content

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 20-26

  Mellado, E ^a,b   Garcia M T ^a   Nleto, J J ^a   Kaplan, S ^b   Ventosa, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Genome size; Moderate halophiles; Plasmid characterization; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Vibrio costicola

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; TYPE II SITE SPECIFIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; DNA METHYLATION; GENOME; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; VIBRIO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALINIVIBRIO COSTICOLA; VIBRIO;

EID: 0031043594     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0723-2020(97)80044-6     Document Type: Article

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