Generating a collection of insertion mutations in the Staphylococcus aureus genome using bursa aurealis

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 416, Issue , 2007, Pages 103-116

  Bae, Taeok ^a   Class, Elizabeth M ^a   Schneewind, Olaf ^a   Missiakas, Dominique ^a  

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Author keywords

Bursa aurealis; Himar 1 transposase; Mariner; Mutagenesis; Staplrylococcus aureus; Temperature sensitive; Transposon library

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PLASMID; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSPOSON; VIRULENCE;

DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENOME, BACTERIAL; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PLASMIDS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 40549132515     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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