Gene cassette transcription in a large integron-associated array

BMC Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Michael, Carolyn A ^a   Labbate, Maurizio ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENE CASSETTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INTEGRON; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROKARYOTE; PROMOTER REGION; TEMPERATURE STRESS; VIBRIO; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

PROKARYOTA; VIBRIO SP.;

DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; INTEGRONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIBRIO;

EID: 77956537380     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-11-82     Document Type: Article

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