ASD-GFP vectors for in vivo expression technology in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other gram-negative bacteria

BioTechniques

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 261-264

  Handfield, M ^a   Schweizer, H P ^b   Mahan, M J ^c   Sanschagrin, F ^a   Hoang, T ^b   Levesque, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS VECTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0031915293     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/98242st02     Document Type: Article

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