Integrative and sequence characteristics of a novel genetic element, ICE6013, in Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 5964-5975

  Smyth, Davida S ^a   Robinson, D Ashley ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHROMOSOME PROTEIN; ELEMENT; ICE 6014 PROTEIN; INTEGRASE; REPETITIVE DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CHROMOSOME MAP; CHROMOSOME SIZE; CHROMOSOME VARIANT; GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; ICE 6014 GENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 70349095361     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00352-09     Document Type: Article

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