Development of a host-genotype-independent counterselectable marker and a high-frequency conjugative delivery system and their use in genetic analysis of Enterococcus faecalis

Plasmid

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-144

  Kristich, Christopher J ^a   Chandler, Josephine R ^a   Dunny, Gary M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Counterselection; Enterococcus faecalis; Epistasis; Markerless exchange; p chloro phenylalanine; Pheromone biosynthesis; pheS

Indexed keywords

DNA; PHEROMONE; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC EPISTASIS; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GENOTYPE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HOST; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN;

CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; EPISTASIS, GENETIC; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC MARKERS; MUTATION; PHEROMONES; PLASMIDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 33846993832     PISSN: 0147619X     EISSN: 10959890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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