Transformation of undomesticated strains of Bacillus subtilis by protoplast electroporation

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 556-559

  Romero, Diego ^a   Pérez García, Alejandro ^a   Veening, Jan Willem ^b   de Vicente, Antonio ^a   Kuipers, Oscar P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacillus spp.; Electrotransformation; Genetic manipulation; Gram positive bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; ELECTROPORATION; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOPLAST;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ELECTROPORATION; PROTOPLASTS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 33745963738     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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