Genomic sequence and transcriptional analysis of a 23-kilobase mycobacterial linear plasmid: Evidence for horizontal transfer and identification of plasmid maintenance systems

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 183, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 2157-2164

  Le Dantec, C ^a   Winter, N ^a   Gicquel, B ^a   Vincent, V ^a   Picardeau, M ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSPOSASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MYCOBACTERIUM CELATUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOBACTERIUM; OPEN READING FRAMES; OPERON; PLASMIDS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM CELATUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROKARYOTA; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0035079440     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.7.2157-2164.2001     Document Type: Article

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