Gene transfer systems and their applications in Archaea

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 15-25

  Luo, Yongneng ^b   Wasserfallen, Alain ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Archaea; Conjugation; Gene transfer; Halophiles; Hyperthermophiles; Methanogens; Transduction; Transformation

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; ANISOMYCIN; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; MEVINOLIN; NOVOBIOCIN; OPSIN; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; PUROMYCIN; RIBOSOME RNA; THIOSTREPTON;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CONJUGATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HALOBACTERIUM; METHANOBACTERIALES; METHANOCOCCUS; METHANOSARCINA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE;

ARCHAEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HALOBACTERIUM; METHANOBACTERIALES; METHANOCOCCUS; METHANOSARCINA;

EID: 0035030174     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0723-2020-00005     Document Type: Article

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