Re-characterization of an extrachromosomal circular plasmid in the pathogenic Leptospira interrogans serovar Lai strain 56601

Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 605-611

  Huang, Lili ^a   Zhu, Weinan ^a   He, Ping ^a   Zhang, Yan ^a   Zhuang, Xuran ^a   Zhao, Guoping ^b   Guo, Xiaokui ^a   Qin, Jinhong ^a   Zhu, Yongzhang ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

extrachromosomal circular plasmid; Genomic island; Leptospira interrogans

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA;

BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; GENETICS; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PLASMID;

BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA PRIMERS; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; PLASMIDS;

EID: 84903746557     PISSN: 16729145     EISSN: 17457270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmu033     Document Type: Article

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