Natural transformation of the thermophilic cyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1: A simple and efficient method for gene transfer

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 271, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 50-59

  Onai, K ^a   Morishita, M ^a   Kaneko, T ^b   Tabata, S ^b   Ishiura, M ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAZUSA DNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Codon optimized gene; Gene transfer; Natural transformation; Thermosynechococcus

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DNA; KANAMYCIN; KANAMYCIN NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE; NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE; SYNTHETIC DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSING OVER; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE INSERTION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC MARKER; GENOME; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

CYANOBACTERIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPORATION; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC VECTORS; HEAT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; PROKARYOTA; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS; THERMOSYNECHOCOCCUS; THERMOSYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS BP-1;

EID: 1542344479     PISSN: 16174615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00438-003-0953-9     Document Type: Article

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