Functional analysis of the active partition region of the Coxiella brunetii plasmid QpH1

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作者
Lin, ZC [1 ]
Mallavia, LP [1 ]
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[1] Washington State Univ, Dept Microbiol, Pullman, WA 99164 USA
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10.1128/JB.181.6.1947-1952.1999
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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The partition region qsopAB of the Coxiella burnetii plasmid QpH1 was analyzed. Locus qsopA alone appears to fulfill the partitioning Function; QsopA represses its own promoter 17-fold. Two partition-associated incompatibility sites mere identified: incA in a 200-bp region covering the qsopA promoter and incB in the qsopB locus.
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