Development of novel plasmid vectors and a promoter trap system in Francisella tularensis compatible with the pFLN10 based plasmids

Plasmid

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 159-166

  Rasko, David A ^a   Esteban, Carlos D ^a   Sperandio, Vanessa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Francisella tularensis; Promoter trap; Shuttle vector

Indexed keywords

PLASMID VECTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GENETIC MANIPULATION; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; SHUTTLE VECTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURVIVAL;

CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPORATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GENETIC VECTORS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MODELS, GENETIC; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REPLICATION ORIGIN; TULAREMIA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34547755937     PISSN: 0147619X     EISSN: 10959890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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