Characterization of an extremely thermostable restriction enzyme, PspGI, from a Pyrococcus strain and cloning of the PspGI restriction-modification system in Escherichia coli

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 3669-3673

  Morgan, Richard ^a   Xiao, Jian Ping ^a   Xu, Shuang Yong ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE; METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GENE SEQUENCE; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; MICROCOCCUS; MOLECULAR CLONING; PYROCOCCUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; THERMOSTABILITY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; MICROCOCCUS; MICROCOCCUS VARIABILIS; PROKARYOTA; PYROCOCCUS; PYROCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 0031685558     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.10.3669-3673.1998     Document Type: Article

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