A vector for systematic gene inactivation in Bacillus subtilis

Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 3097-3104

  Vagner, Valérie ^a   Dervyn, Etienne ^a   Ehrlich, S Dusko ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Essential genes; Inducible promoter; Integrational vector

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; CHROMOSOME; CLONING VECTOR; GENE INSERTION; MUTAGENESIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031737309     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-11-3097     Document Type: Article

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