A PROPOSAL FOR A UNIFORM NOMENCLATURE IN BACTERIAL GENETICS

1966/07/20 by M. Demerec, Edward A. Adelberg, Anthony J. Clark +1 · 1 voice
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paper · pdf · doi:10.1093/genetics/54.1.61

openalex publication_date 1966/07/20 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/25

Abstract

M Demerec, E A Adelberg, A J Clark, Philip E Hartman; A PROPOSAL FOR A UNIFORM NOMENCLATURE IN BACTERIAL GENETICS, Genetics, Volume 54, Issue 1, 20 July 19

Discussions

• Demerec et al. 1966, is still pretty much the standard when it comes to nomenclature of plasmids. If someone knows a more recent general standard, please update me. The R at the start of RK2 and RSF1 [bsky, 1 points, 2 comments]

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