Characterization of an EcoR124I restriction-modification enzyme produced from a deleted form of the DNA-binding subunit, which results in a novel DNA specificity

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 319-328

  Abadjieva, A ^a,b   Scarlett, G ^a   Janscak P ^a,c   Dutta, C F ^a   Firman, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0041385607     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02931361     Document Type: Article

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