Prediction and functional analysis of the replication origin of the linear plasmid pSCL2 in Streptomyces clavuligerus

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 293-300

  Wu, Wei ^a   Leblanc, Shannon K D ^a   Piktel, James ^a   Jensen, Susan E ^a   Roy, Kenneth L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

pSCL2; Replication origin; Streptomyces clavuligerus

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; MICROBIOLOGY; PLASMAS;

PSCL2; REPLICATION ORIGIN; STREPTOMYCES CLAVULIGERUS; STREPTOMYCES ROCHEI;

PROTEINS;

BACTERIUM; NUMERICAL METHOD; PLASMID; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL DIVISION; DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; OPEN READING FRAME; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; STREPTOMYCES CLAVULIGERUS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPLICATION ORIGIN; REPLICON; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; STREPTOMYCES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOMYCES CLAVULIGERUS; STREPTOMYCES ROCHEI;

EID: 33745782932     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W05-126     Document Type: Article

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