A tetracycline-inducible expression vector for Streptococcus agalactiae allowing controllable gene expression

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 16-18

  Lartigue, Marie Frédérique ^a,b,c   Bouloc, Philippe ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^c UR1282   (France)

Author keywords

Controllable gene expression; Inducible expression vector; Streptococcus agalactiae

Indexed keywords

PLASMID VECTOR; TETRACYCLINE;

APHA 3 GENE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NEWBORN INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; REPORTER GENE; SRN073 GENE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TETR GENE;

CONTROLLABLE GENE EXPRESSION; INDUCIBLE EXPRESSION VECTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; GENETICS, MICROBIAL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TETRACYCLINE; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 84887640323     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2013.10.020     Document Type: Article

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