Partition of the linear plasmid N15: Interactions of N15 partition functions with the sop locus of the F plasmid

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 22, 1999, Pages 6898-6906

  Ravin, N ^a   Lane, D ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOENGINEERING   (Russian Federation)

^b UPS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT;

ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; DELETION MUTANT; GENE LOCUS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROPHAGE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032698493     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.22.6898-6906.1999     Document Type: Article

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