A recombinase-mediated system for elimination of antibiotic resistance gene markers from genetically engineered Bacillus thuringiensis strains

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 779-784

  Sanchis, Vincent ^a,b   Agaisse, Hervé ^a   Chaufaux, Josette ^b   Lereclus, Didier ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MARKER GENE; NONHUMAN; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030942272     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.2.779-784.1997     Document Type: Article

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