Expression of leading region genes on IncI1 plasmid ColIb-P9: Genetic evidence for single-stranded DNA transcription

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2655-2662

  Bates, Steven ^a,b   Roscoe, Richard A ^a   Althorpe, Nicola J ^a   Brammar, William J ^a   Wilkins, Brian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial conjugation; IncI1 plasmid; Plasmid early genes; Plasmid leading region; Single strand promoters

Indexed keywords

SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032866060     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-145-10-2655     Document Type: Article

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