Target choice and orientation preference of the insertion sequence IS903

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3039-3048

  Hu, Wen Yuan ^a   Derbyshire, Keith M ^a,b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA TRANSFER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031748537     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.12.3039-3048.1998     Document Type: Article

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