An improved counterselection cassette for use in Haemophilus influenzae

Gene

Volumn 492, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 325-328

  Johnston, Jason W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Counterselection; Haemophilus influenzae; SacB

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CASSETTE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACB GENE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC MARKERS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; KANAMYCIN RESISTANCE; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MUTATION;

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE;

EID: 84155180853     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: 18790038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2011.10.014     Document Type: Article

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