A Tn5051-like mer-containing transposon identified in a heavy metal tolerant strain Achromobacter sp. AO22

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Ng, Shee Ping ^a   Davis, Belinda ^b   Palombo, Enzo A ^a   Bhave, Mrinal ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHROMOBACTER; ACHROMOBACTER SP.; ALCALIGENES; ALCALIGENES SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 71349084318     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-2-38     Document Type: Article

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