Characterization of the replication region of the Enterococcus faecalis plasmid p703/5

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 91-97

  Song, Joon Seok ^a   Park, Jin Hwan ^a   Kim, Chan Wha ^a   Kim, Young Woo ^a   Lim, Wang Jin ^a   Kim, Ick Young ^a   Chang, Hyo Ihl ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

AT rich region; DNA iterons; dnaA box; Enterococcus faecalis; RepA; Replication ori site

Indexed keywords

DNA A; EXONUCLEASE; HELICASE; REPA PROTEIN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PLASMID;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

EID: 0033057348     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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