Interspecific Transformation of Bacillus subtilis Competent Cells by Chromosomal DNA in Lysates of Protoplasts of Bacillu

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 275-279

  Akamatsu, Takashi ^a   Taguchi, Hisataka ^a  

^a SOJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Competence; Interspecific; Transformation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROTOPLAST; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENETIC MARKERS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); PROTOPLASTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0034132225     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.64.275     Document Type: Article

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