An improved vector system for insertional gene inactivation inspired by the tmRNA-tagging system of S. pneumoniae

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 197-201

  Molnos, Juliette ^a   Lange, Roland ^a   Amrein, Kurt E ^a  

^a F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Insertional mutagenesis; S. pneumoniae; tmRNA tagging system

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; DNA FRAGMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE INSERTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA TRANSLATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC VECTORS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; RNA, BACTERIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0033830029     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(00)00173-1     Document Type: Article

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