Development of an integrative vector for the expression of antisense RNA in Clostridium difficile

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 617-624

  Roberts, Adam P ^a   Hennequin, Claire ^b   Elmore, Mike ^c   Collignon, Anne ^b   Karjalainen, Tuomo ^b   Minton, Nigel ^c,d   Mullany, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antisense RNA; Clostridium difficile; Conjugative vector; Tn916

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; MESSENGER RNA; MUTAGENIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC CODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSPOSON; WILD TYPE;

CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 0242269457     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(03)00200-8     Document Type: Article

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