Mobilization of the incQ plasmid R300B with a chromosomal conjugation system in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 4084-4087

  Baker, Stephen ^a,b   Pickard, Derek ^a   Whitehead, Sally ^a   Farrar, Jeremy ^b   Dougan, Gordon ^a  

^a WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD UNIVERSITY CLINICAL RESEARCH UNIT   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; GENE; INCQ GENE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY ISLAND; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHI;

EID: 44349189279     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00065-08     Document Type: Article

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