Bacterial acid phosphatase gene fusions useful as targets for cloning-dependent insertional inactivation

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 241-247

  Thaller, Maria Cristina ^a,b   Berlutti, Francesca ^b   Schippa, Serena ^b   Selan, Laura ^b   Rossolini, Gian Maria ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENETICS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE FUSION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYBRID PROTEIN; INSERTIONAL INACTIVATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; PLASMID;

BIOASSAY; CATALYST ACTIVITY; COLIFORM BACTERIA; ENZYMES; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; CLONING VECTORS; PLASMIDS;

CLONING;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, RECOMBINANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC VECTORS; LAC OPERON; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PLASMIDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MORGANELLA MORGANII; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032031958     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp980009t     Document Type: Article

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