Extrachromosomal genetic elements in Micrococcus

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 63-75

  Dib, Julián Rafael ^a,c   Liebl, Wolfgang ^b   Wagenknecht, Martin ^c   Farías, María Eugenia ^a   Meinhardt, Friedhelm ^c  

^a PLANTA PILOTO DE PROCESOS INDUSTRIALES MICROBIOLÓGICOS PROIMI CONICET   (Argentina)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Extrachromosomal elements; Linear plasmid; Micrococcus; Phage; Plasmid

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAYS; GENETIC ELEMENTS; GENETIC TOOLS; HEAVY METAL RESISTANCE; LINEAR PLASMID; MICROCOCCUS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; OSMOTOLERANCE; PLASMID; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIOPHAGES; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DNA; ENZYMES; HEAVY METALS;

ANTIBIOTICS;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AROMATIC COMPOUND; HEAVY METAL; LYSOZYME; TRANSPOSASE; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; BIOREMEDIATION; CHROMOSOME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; OSMOREGULATION; PLASMID;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIOPHAGE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL GENETIC ELEMENT; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENETIC RESISTANCE; MICROCOCCUS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; PLASMID; REVIEW;

BACTERIOPHAGES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; INTERSPERSED REPETITIVE SEQUENCES; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MICROCOCCUS; PLASMIDS;

MICROCOCCUS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 84872309422     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4539-5     Document Type: Review

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