Influence of flanking homology and insert size on the transformation frequency of Acinetobacter baylyi BD413

Environmental Biosafety Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 55-69

  Simpson, Deborah J ^a   Dawson, Lisa F ^a   Fry, John C ^a   Rogers, Hilary J ^a   Day, Martin J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baylyi BD413; Gene transfer; Natural transformation; Predicting transfer frequency

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; PLASMID;

ACINETOBACTER; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; MODELS, GENETIC; PLASMIDS; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER BAYLYI;

EID: 38949159128     PISSN: 16357922     EISSN: 16357930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/ebr:2007027     Document Type: Article

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