Tightly regulated vectors for the cloning and expression of toxic genes

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 243-250

  Anthony, Larry C ^a   Suzuki, Hideki ^a   Filutowicz, Marcin ^a  

^a University Research Park   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLICIN; COLICIN D; COLICIN E3; COLICIN E7; LACTOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLONING VECTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPLICATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COLICINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; LAC OPERON; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; VECTORS;

EID: 3242735062     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2004.04.003     Document Type: Article

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