Conjugational transfer kinetics of pLS20 between Bacillus subtilis in liquid medium

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 740-742

  Itaya, Mitsuhiro ^a   Sakaya, Nagayoshi ^a   Matsunaga, Satoko ^a   Fujita, Kyoko ^a   Kaneko, Shinya ^a  

^a MITSUBISHI KAGAKU INSTITUTE OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Conjugational transfer; pLS20

Indexed keywords

CELLS; MUTAGENESIS; REACTION KINETICS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONJUGATIONAL TRANSFER; PLS20;

ENZYME KINETICS;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; KINETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMID;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; CULTURE MEDIA; KINETICS; PLASMIDS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 33645223518     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70.740     Document Type: Article

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