Genome scanning in Haemophilus influenzae for identification of essential genes

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 16, 1999, Pages 4961-4968

  Reich, Karl A ^a   Chovan, Linda ^a   Hessler, Paul ^a  

^a ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DNA TRANSPOSITION; GENE CASSETTE; GENE INSERTION; GENE MAPPING; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE;

EID: 0032816641     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.16.4961-4968.1999     Document Type: Article

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