Characterization of the endogenous plasmid from Pseudomonas alcaligenes NCIB 9867: DNA sequence and mechanism of transfer

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 81-90

  Kwong, Stephen M ^a   Yeo, Chew Chieng ^a   Suwanto, Antonius ^a,b   Poh, Chit Laa ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b BOGOR AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; PLASMID DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; CELL CONTACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA TRANSFER; GENE CASSETTE; GENE DISRUPTION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC STABILITY; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; MOBILIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS ALCALIGENES; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; REPLICON; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ALCALIGENES; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS ALCALIGENES; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 0342632490     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.1.81-90.2000     Document Type: Article

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