Evolution of compatible replicons of the related IncQ-like plasmids, pTC-F14 and pTF-FC2

Microbiology

Volumn 150, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1797-1808

  Gardner, Murray N ^a   Rawlings, Douglas E ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA PRIMASE; HELICASE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONTROL; GENE LOCATION; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC COMPATIBILITY; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REPLICON;

EID: 3142698504     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.26951-0     Document Type: Article

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