The third plasmid pVV8 from Thermus thermophilus HB8: Isolation, characterization, and sequence determination

Extremophiles

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 237-244

  Ohtani, Naoto ^a,b   Tomita, Masaru ^a   Itaya, Mitsuhiro ^a,b  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RIKEN SPring 8 Center Harima Institute ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Complete sequence; Extreme thermophile; Plasmid; pVV8; Thermus thermophilus HB8

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOMICS; KINETICS; METABOLISM; OPEN READING FRAME; PLASMID; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

BASE COMPOSITION; BIOFILMS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOMICS; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; OPEN READING FRAMES; PLASMIDS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 84857914339     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: 14334909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-011-0424-x     Document Type: Article

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