The tra region of the conjugative plasmid pIP501 is organized in an operon with the first gene encoding the relaxase

Authors :: Kurenbach, Brigitta
Grothe, Dagmar
Farias, Maria Eugenia
Szewzyk, Ulrich
Grohmann, Elisabeth
Source :: Journal of Bacteriology. March, 2002, Vol. 184 Issue 5-6, p1801, 5 p.
Publication Year :: 2002
Abstract: Research has been conducted on the broad-host-range cojugative plasmid pIP501 isolated from Streptococcus agalactiae. The cotranscription of the pIP501 tra genes has been investigated and the transcriptional site of the tra mRNA has been mapped.

Subjects :: Bacteriology -- Research
Plasmids -- Genetic aspects
Gene expression -- Physiological aspects
Operons -- Genetic aspects
Streptococcus agalactiae -- Genetic aspects
Messenger RNA -- Genetic aspects
Biological sciences

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