Characterization of the variants, flanking genes, and promoter activity of the Leifsonia xyli subsp. cynodontis insertion sequence IS1237

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 3217-3227

  Lin, Hui ^a   Li, Tai Yuan ^a   Xie, Mao Hua ^a   Zhang, Yi ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSPOSASE;

ACTINOMYCETALES; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LEIFSONIA XYLI; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; WILD TYPE;

3' FLANKING REGION; 5' FLANKING REGION; BASE SEQUENCE; BICYCLO COMPOUNDS, HETEROCYCLIC; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; GENES, BACTERIAL; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; PIPERIDINES; POACEAE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); VARIATION (GENETICS);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEIFSONIA XYLI SUBSP. CYNODONTIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 34247849326     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01403-06     Document Type: Article

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