Integrational plasmids for the tetracycline-regulated expression of genes in Streptococcus pneumoniae

Gene

Volumn 226, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 243-251

  Stieger, Martin ^a   Wohlgensinger, Beatrice ^a   Kamber, Markus ^a   Rolf Lutz, ^b   Keck, Wolfgang ^a  

^a F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA gyrase A subunit; Genome; Knock out; Luciferase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); LUCIFERASE; TETRACYCLINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CELL GROWTH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE II; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LUCIFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TETRACYCLINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0033590613     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(98)00561-7     Document Type: Article

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