Either of the chromosomal tuf genes of E. coli K-12 can be deleted without loss of cell viability

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 260, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 603-607

  Zuurmond, A M ^a   Rundlof A K ^a   Kraal, B ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elongation factor Tu(EF Tu); Escherichia coli K 12; His tag; tufA; tufB

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; ELONGATION FACTOR TU;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; GENE DELETION; GENE MAPPING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR TU; PLASMIDS; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0032903017     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050934     Document Type: Article

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