ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A PLAQUE-FORMING DERIVATIVE OF BACTERIOPHAGE MU-CARRYING A FRAGMENT OF TN3 CONFERRING AMPICILLIN RESISTANCE

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作者
LEACH, D [1 ]
SYMONDS, N [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV SUSSEX,SCH BIOL SCI,BRIGHTON BN1 9QG,E SUSSEX,ENGLAND
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MOLECULAR & GENERAL GENETICS | 1979年 / 172卷 / 02期
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10.1007/BF00268280
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We have isolated a plaque-forming derivative of phage Mu which carries a determinant for ApR. The biological properties of this MuAp phage are similar to those of normal Mu. Its genome contains a 1.1 kb substitution where Mu DNA from the right end of the G region has been replaced by a similar length of DNA from the transposon Tn 3. This fragment of Tn 3 DNA carries the ApR gene, but is no longer capable of independent transposition. © 1979 Springer-Verlag.
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页码:179 / 184
页数:6
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