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Uses of lac fusions for the study of biological problems.

Microbiological reviews ·Vol. 49 ·No. 4 ·1985-12-00 ·Pages 398-418

Silhavy TJ, Beckwith JR

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MeSH Terms
Amino Acid Sequence Bacillus subtilis/genetics Bacteriophages/genetics Cloning, Molecular DNA Transposable Elements Gene Expression Regulation Genes, Regulator Genetic Vectors Hybridization, Genetic Lac Operon Phenotype Plasmids Protein Biosynthesis Proteins/analysis Transcription, Genetic
Chemicals
DNA Transposable Elements Proteins
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Silhavy T J
Beckwith J R
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Article Info
Journal
Microbiological reviews
Abbr.
Microbiol Rev
ISSN
0146-0749
DOI
10.1128/mr.49.4.398-418.1985
Published
1985-12-00
Pages
398-418
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
7806086
PMCID
PMC373045
Subset
IM
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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/mr.49.4.398-418.1985 PMC Full Text
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