Unmarked gene modification in Streptococcus mutans by a cotransformation strategy with a thermosensitive plasmid

BioTechniques

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 487-490

  Biswas, Indranil ^a   Drake, Laura ^a   Johnson, Sean ^a   Thielen, Damon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; HEAT; METHODOLOGY; PLASMID; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

HEAT; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PLASMIDS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 34447526358     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/000112414     Document Type: Article

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