Genetic analysis of the mobilization and leading regions of the IncN plasmids pKM101 and pCU1

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2572-2583

  Paterson, E Suzanne ^a   Moré, Margret I ^b   Pillay, Gansen ^b   Cellini, Christina ^b   Woodgate, Roger ^c   Walker, Graham C ^d   Iyer, V N ^a   Winans, Stephen C ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMID DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032958727     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.8.2572-2583.1999     Document Type: Article

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