Establishment of a gene transfer system for Rhodococcus opacus PD630 based on electroporation and its application for recombinant biosynthesis of poly(3-hydroxyalkanoic acids)

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 508-515

  Kalscheuer, R ^a   Arenskotter M ^a   Steinbuchel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; ELECTROPORATION; NONHUMAN; RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY; RHODOCOCCUS; SHUTTLE VECTOR;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; CULTURE MEDIA; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ELECTROPORATION; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC VECTORS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RHODOCOCCUS; THIOSTREPTON; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PTEROGYNE NITENS; RALSTONIA; RHODOCOCCUS OPACUS; STREPTOMYCES LIVIDANS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

EID: 0032741007     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051553     Document Type: Article

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