Production of a new DNA vehicle for gene transfer using site-specific recombination

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 560-567

  Kreiss, P ^a   Cameron, B ^b   Darquet, A M ^a   Scherman, D ^a   Crouzet, J ^b  

^a SANOFI   (France)

^b Centre de Recherche de Vitry   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; INTEGRASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SUPERCOILING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE LOCUS; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN;

DNA, CIRCULAR; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0031833998     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051213     Document Type: Article

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