Regulation of the transposase of Tn4652 by the transposon-encoded protein TnpC

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 20, 1999, Pages 6312-6318

  Hõrak, Rita ^a   Kivisaar, Maia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; TRANSPOSASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; REPORTER GENE; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 0345062344     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.20.6312-6318.1999     Document Type: Article

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