Instability and site-specific excision of integration-proficient mycobacteriophage L5 plasmids: Development of stably maintained integrative vectors

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 290, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 669-675

  Springer, B ^a   Sander, P ^a   Sedlacek, L ^a   Ellrott, K ^a   Bottger E C ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Counterselection; Integration; Mycobacteria; Phage; Vectors

Indexed keywords

GENETIC STABILITY; GENETIC STRAIN; INTEGRASE; MYCOBACTERIUM VACCINE; PHAGE VECTOR; PLASMID VECTOR; RECOMBINANT VACCINE;

EID: 0035082734     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1438-4221(01)80004-7     Document Type: Article

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