Identification and application of plasmids suitable for transfer of foreign DNA to members of the genus Gordonia

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 4971-4974

  Arenskötter, Matthias ^a   Baumeister, Dirk ^a   Kalscheuer, Rainer ^a   Steinbüchel, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; FREQUENCIES; GENE TRANSFER;

PLASMIDS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

DNA; PLASMID DNA;

PLASMID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DNA TRANSFER; ELECTROPORATION; GENE TRANSFER; GORDONIA; GORDONIA ALKANIVORANS; GORDONIA NITIDA; GORDONIA POLYISOPRENIVORANS; GORDONIA POLYISOPRENIVORANS VH2; GORDONIA POLYISOPRENIVORANS Y2K; GORDONIA RUBRIPERTINCTUS; GORDONIA TERRAE; HEAT SHOCK; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; RECOMBINANT BACTERIUM; RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY; RHODOCOCCUS;

CONJUGATION, GENETIC; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENETIC VECTORS; GORDONIA BACTERIUM; PLASMIDS; POLYESTERS;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GORDONIA ALKANIVORANS; GORDONIA NITIDA; GORDONIA POLYISOPRENIVORANS; GORDONIA RUBRIPERTINCTUS; GORDONIA TERRAE; RHODOCOCCUS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0041527241     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.8.4971-4974.2003     Document Type: Article

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