Plasmid diversity and adaptation analyzed by massive sequencing of Escherichia coli plasmids

Microbiology Spectrum

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  De Toro, María ^a   Garcillán Barcia, M Pilar ^a   De La Cruz, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; PLASMID;

DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC VARIATION; HIGH-THROUGHPUT NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; PLASMIDS;

EID: 84959125105     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21650497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.PLAS-0031-2014     Document Type: Article

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