Deletions of mob and tra pJP4 transfer functions after mating of Ralstonia eutropha JMP134 (pJP4) with Escherichia coli harboring F::Tn10

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 485-489

  Clément, Pascale ^a   Springael, Dirk ^b   González, Bernardo ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Deletion; Mobilization functions; pJP4

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE REPLICATION; GENE TRANSFER; MATING; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; RALSTONIA; RALSTONIA EUTROPHA; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

EID: 0040355633     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjm-46-5-485     Document Type: Article

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