Role of CIS in replication of an IncB plasmid

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2765-2772

  Praszkier, J ^a   Pittard, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIS ACTING ELEMENT; DNA FRAGMENT; PLASMID DNA; REPLICATION PROTEIN A; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; GENE FUNCTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; REPLICON; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0032898303     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.9.2765-2772.1999     Document Type: Article

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