A simplified erythromycin resistance cassette for Treponema denticola mutagenesis

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 66-68

  Goetting Minesky, M Paula ^a   Fenno, J Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Mutagenesis; Selectable marker; Spirochete

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; PROTEIN ERMB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; GENE CASSETTE; GENE EXPRESSION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ERYTHROMYCIN; MUTAGENESIS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SPIROCHAETALES; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA;

EID: 77956403583     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.07.020     Document Type: Article

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