Open AccessDissection of the r-determinant of the plasmid R 100.1: the sequence at the extremities of Tn21
Author(s) -
Ze-Tong Zheng,
Michaël Chandler,
Robert A. Hipskind,
Michel Clerget,
L Caro
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
nucleic acids research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 9.008
H-Index - 537
eISSN - 1362-4954
pISSN - 0305-1048
DOI - 10.1093/nar/9.23.6265
Subject(s) - biology , plasmid , transposable element , genetics , sequence (biology) , nucleic acid sequence , gene , microbiology and biotechnology , mutant
We have sequenced the extremities of the transposon Tn21, isolated from the r-determinant of the multiple antibiotic resistance plasmid R100.1, and show that it is a member of the Tn3 family of elements.