Transcription analysis of two disparate rRNA operons in the halophilic archaeon Haloarcula marismortui

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 4804-4813

  Dennis, Patrick P ^a   Ziesche, Sonia ^a   Mylvaganam, Shanthini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S; RNA 23S; RNA 5S;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; HALOARCULA MARISMORTUI; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE; RNA PROCESSING; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALOARCULA MARISMORTUI; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0031659282     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.18.4804-4813.1998     Document Type: Article

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