Bacterial genetic methods to explore the biology of mariner transposons

Genetica

Volumn 138, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 499-508

  Lampe, David J ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial genetics; Mariner; Transposase; Transposon

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; MARINER TRANSPOSASES; TRANSPOSASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTE; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MUTATION; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; RETROPOSON; TRANSPOSON;

DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENOME, BACTERIAL; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RETROELEMENTS; TRANSPOSASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

EID: 77951978640     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10709-009-9401-z     Document Type: Article

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