Use of bacteriophage λ recombination functions to promote gene replacement in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2063-2071

  Murphy, Kenan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; GENE PRODUCT; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

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

EID: 0031924072     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.8.2063-2071.1998     Document Type: Article

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