Demonstration of IS711 transposition in Brucella ovis and Brucella pinnipedialis.

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Published in BMC Microbiol on January 24, 2008

Authors

Alain A Ocampo-Sosa1, Juan M García-Lobo

Author Affiliations

1: Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad de Cantabria, Instituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria, IBBTEC, CSIC-Universidad de Cantabria-IDICAN, Santander, Spain. alainocampo@hotmail.com

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