Genetic dissection of the Francisella novicida restriction barrier

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 7830-7837

  Gallagher, Larry A ^a   McKevitt, Matthew ^a   Ramage, Elizabeth R ^a   Manoil, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRANCISELLA; GENE MUTATION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOGENE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; EVOLUTION; FRANCISELLA; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PLASMIDS;

FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS SUBSP. NOVICIDA; RODENTIA;

EID: 57349123553     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01188-08     Document Type: Article

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