Genetic and physical map of the pLAFR1 vector

DNA Sequence - Journal of DNA Sequencing and Mapping

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 225-227

  Vanbleu, Els ^a   Marchal, Kathleen ^a   Vanderleyden, Jos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Broad host range; Cloning vector; Cosmid; RK2

Indexed keywords

PLASMID DNA; PROTEIN RK2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLONING VECTOR; COSMID VECTOR; DNA LIBRARY; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE MAPPING; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLAFR1 VECTOR; PLASMID; PLASMID PRK290; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; COSMIDS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; UNIDENTIFIED CLONING VECTOR;

EID: 3142664641     PISSN: 10425179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10425170410001723949     Document Type: Article

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