Structure-function analysis of the SaPIbov1 replication origin in Staphylococcus aureus

Plasmid

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 183-190

  Ubeda, Carles ^a,c   Tormo Más, María ángeles ^b   Penadés, José R ^b   Novick, Richard P ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

^c Center for Advanced Research in Public Health   (Spain)

Author keywords

Pathogenicity island; Replication initiation; Replication origin; SaPI

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE DELETION; MELTING POINT; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; REPLICON; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

DNA HELICASES; DNA REPLICATION; GENE ORDER; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; PLASMIDS; REPLICATION ORIGIN; REPLICON; SEQUENCE DELETION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84859008946     PISSN: 0147619X     EISSN: 10959890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2012.01.006     Document Type: Article

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