Characterization of plasmid pKJ36 from Bifidobacterium longum and construction of an E. coli-Bifidobacterium shuttle vector

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 312-320

  Park, Myeong Soo ^a   Shin, Dong Woo ^a   Lee, Ke Ho ^a   Ji, Geun Eog ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bifidobacterium longum; Gene expression; Plasmid; Replication; Sequence; Shuttle vector

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INTESTINE FLORA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHUTTLE VECTOR;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM SP.; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FELIS CATUS; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0033940538     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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