Accurate localization of the integration sites of two genomic islands at single-nucleotide resolution in the genome of bacillus cereusATCC 10987

Comparative and Functional Genomics

Volumn 2008, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Zhang, Ren ^a   Zhang, Chun Ting ^b  

^a KEY LABORATORY OF CANCER PREVENTION AND THERAPY   (China)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL GENOME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOMIC ISLAND; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPOSON;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS CEREUS ATCC 10987; BACILLUS CEREUS ATCC 14579; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 44449179817     PISSN: 15316912     EISSN: 15326268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/451930     Document Type: Article

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