Physical and genetic map of Streptococcus mutans GS-5 and localization of five rRNA operons

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 225-232

  Cappiello, M G ^a   Hantman, M J ^b   Zuccon, F M ^c   Peruzzi, F ^a   Amjad, M ^d   Piggot, P J ^a   Daneo Moore, Lolita ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SARDEGNA   (Italy)

^d THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic map; Physical map; Rm operons; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENETICS; CLONED GENE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING;

BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENOME, BACTERIAL; PHYSICAL CHROMOSOME MAPPING; RRNA OPERON; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 0033179301     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-302X.1999.140405.x     Document Type: Article

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