High-resolution physical map of the Sinorhizobium meliloti 1021 pSyma megaplasmid

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1185-1189

  Barloy Hubler, Frederique ^a   Capela, Delphine ^a,b   Barnett, Melanie J ^c   Kalman, Sue ^c   Federspiel, Nancy A ^c   Long, Sharon R ^c   Galibert, Francis ^a  

^a Faculté de Médecine   (France)

^b Lab Biol Molec Rel Plantes M   (France)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; CHROMOSOME; GENE MAPPING; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPLICON; SEQUENCE TAGGED SITE; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; PHYSICAL CHROMOSOME MAPPING; PLASMIDS; SEQUENCE TAGGED SITES; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; SINORHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI 1021;

EID: 0033985496     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.4.1185-1189.2000     Document Type: Article

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