Characterization of the essential gene components for conjugal transfer of Streptomyces lividans linear plasmid SLP2

Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 986-993

  Xu, Ming Xuan ^a   Zhu, Ying Min ^a   Shen, Mei Juan ^a   Jiang, Wei Hong ^a   Zhao, Guo Ping ^a   Qin, Zhong Jun ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY   (China)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjugal transfer; Linear plasmid; Streptomyces lividans

Indexed keywords

STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES LIVIDANS;

EID: 33846311755     PISSN: 10003282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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