Characterization of the double-partitioning modules of R27: Correlating plasmid stability with plasmid localization

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 3060-3067

  Lawley, Trevor D ^a   Taylor, Diane E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHROMOSOME; CYTOPLASM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PLASMIDS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TIME FACTORS; VIRAL PROTEINS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0037628826     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.10.3060-3067.2003     Document Type: Article

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