Transcription analysis of the prolate-headed lactococcal bacteriophage c2

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 4487-4496

  Lubbers, Mark W ^a   Schofield, Karin ^b   Waterfield, Nick R ^b   Polzin, Kayla M ^a  

^a NEW ZEALAND DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; PHOSMET;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIOPHAGE C 2; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LACTOCOCCUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS PHAGE C2; POSIBACTERIA; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0031752272     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.17.4487-4496.1998     Document Type: Article

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