Plasmid promiscuity: Meeting the challenge of DNA immigration control

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 495-500

  Wilkins, Brian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARDA PROTEIN, E COLI; ARDB PROTEIN, E COLI; ARDC PROTEIN, INCW PLASMID PSA; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLASMID; SHORT SURVEY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; PLASMIDS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036741145     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1462-2920.2002.00332.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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