Genetic rearrangements leading to disruption of heterologous gene expression in mycobacteria: An observation with Escherichia coli β-galactosidase in Mycobacterium smegmatis and its implication in vaccine development

Vaccine

Volumn 16, Issue 11-12, 1998, Pages 1212-1215

  Kumar, Deepak ^a   Srivastava, B S ^a   Srivastava, Ranjana ^a  

^a CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DRUG VEHICLE; RECOMBINANT VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINE PRODUCTION;

BACTERIAL VACCINES; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; LAC OPERON; MYCOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0031750791     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(98)80121-7     Document Type: Article

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