Tools for the genetic analysis of Mycoplasma

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 297, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-44

  Halbedel, Sven ^a   Stülke, Jörg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gene knockout; Mollicutes; Multiple mutation reaction; Reporter system; Transposon

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GUANINE; TRYPTOPHAN; URACIL;

BACTERIAL GENOME; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; CODON; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MANIPULATION; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; KNOCKOUT GENE; MOLLICUTES; MUTAGENESIS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; SHORT SURVEY; STOP CODON; TRANSPOSON;

EID: 33846413001     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2006.11.001     Document Type: Short Survey

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