Enterococcus faecalis conjugative plasmid pAM373: complete nucleotide sequence and genetic analyses of sex pheromone response
dc.contributor.author | De Boever, Erika H. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Clewell, Don B. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Fraser, Claire M. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-06-01T21:39:38Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-06-01T21:39:38Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2000-09 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | De Boever, Erika H . ; Clewell, Don B . ; Fraser, Claire M . (2000). " Enterococcus faecalis conjugative plasmid pAM373: complete nucleotide sequence and genetic analyses of sex pheromone response." Molecular Microbiology 37(6): 1327-1341. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/74708> | en_US |
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dc.identifier.issn | 1365-2958 | en_US |
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dc.publisher | Blackwell Science Ltd | en_US |
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dc.title | Enterococcus faecalis conjugative plasmid pAM373: complete nucleotide sequence and genetic analyses of sex pheromone response | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Microbiology and Immunology | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Science | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, School of Dentistry, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | The Institute for Genomic Research, Rockville, MD 20850, USA. | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 10998166 | en_US |
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dc.identifier.doi | 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.02072.x | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Molecular Microbiology | en_US |
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