IncP plasmids are unusually effective in mediating conjugation of Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Involvement of the Tra2 mating system

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 24, 1998, Pages 6538-6543

  Bates, Steven ^a,b   Cashmore, Annette M ^a   Wilkins, Brian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE TRANSFER; MATING; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SHUTTLE VECTOR; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; NEGIBACTERIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032431905     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.24.6538-6543.1998     Document Type: Article

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