The native virulence plasmid combination affects the segregational stability of a theta-replicating shuttle vector in Bacillus anthracis var. New Hampshire

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 270-278

  Bowen, J E ^a   Quinn, C P ^a  

^a Centre for Applied Microbiology and Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIOLOGY; BATCH CELL CULTURE; CURING; DNA; VALUE ENGINEERING;

ANTIBIOTIC SELECTIONS; B.ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BATCH CULTURE; GROWTH CONDITIONS; KANAMYCINS; NEW HAMPSHIRE; SELECTION PRESSURES; SHUTTLE VECTOR; VIRULENCE PLASMIDS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; KANAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; GENOME; NONHUMAN; PLASMID;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032824063     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00885.x     Document Type: Article

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