Broad-host-range expression vectors that carry the L-arabinose-inducible Escherichia coli araBAD promoter and the araC regulator

Gene

Volumn 227, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 197-203

  Newman, Jason R ^a   Fuqua, Clay ^a  

^a TRINITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Controlled expression; Gene fusion; Non enteric bacteria; P(BAD)

Indexed keywords

ARABINOSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUSION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTERIC BACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033580277     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(98)00601-5     Document Type: Article

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