Molecular characterization of the Lactococcus lactis LlaKR2I restriction-modification system and effect of an IS982 element positioned between the restriction and modification genes

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 22, 1998, Pages 5844-5854

  Twomey, Denis P ^a,c   McKay, Larry L ^a   O'Sullivan, Daniel J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Dept of Food Science and Nutrition ^*  (United States)

^c ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLCYTOSINE; ENDONUCLEASE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; TRANSPOSASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BASE MISPAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; POSITION EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS SUBSP. LACTIS BV. DIACETYLACTIS; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0031791725     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.22.5844-5854.1998     Document Type: Article

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