Characterization of IS2112, a new insertion sequence from Rhodococcus, and its relationship with mobile elements belonging to the IS110 family

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 561-568

  Kulakov, Leonid A ^a   Poelarends, Gerrit J ^b   Janssen, Dick B ^b   Larkin, Michael J ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Genome rearrangements; Haloalkane dehalogenase; Insertion element; Rhodococcus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENOME; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOCOCCUS; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PAVONACEAE; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS RHODOCHROUS; RHODOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 0033034399     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-145-3-561     Document Type: Article

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