Efficiency and frequency of translational coupling between the bacteriophage T4 clamp loader genes

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 4339-4343

  Torgov, Michael Y ^a   Janzen, Deanna M ^a   Reddy, Michael K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE; GENE PRODUCT; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC LINKAGE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSLATION; STOICHIOMETRY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; T4 BACTERIOPHAGE; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0031753703     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.17.4339-4343.1998     Document Type: Article

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