A series of IncQ-based reporter plasmids for use in a range of gram-negative genera

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 871-874

  O'Sullivan, Laura E ^a   Nickerson, Cheryl A ^b   Wilson, James W ^a  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Broad host range; IncP; IncQ plasmid; PQlacZ; pUZ8002

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA GALACTOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CITROBACTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENBANK; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC MARKER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOST RANGE; KLEBSIELLA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS; REPLICON; REPORTER GENE; SALMONELLA;

BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; REPLICON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 77954974482     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.0912.12017     Document Type: Article

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