Analysis of the mobilization region of the broad-host-range IncQ-like plasmid pTC-F14 and its ability to interact with a related plasmid, pTF-FC2

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 6104-6111

  Van Zyl, Leonardo J ^a   Deane, Shelly M ^a   Rawlings, Douglas E ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; MOB PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS CALDUS; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; GENE INTERACTION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INCQ LIKE PLASMID; INCQ PLASMID; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SULFUR BACTERIUM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS CALDUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0141995000     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.20.6104-6111.2003     Document Type: Article

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