Characterization of strong promoters from an environmental Flavobactenum hibernum strain by using a green fluorescent protein-based reporter system

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1089-1100

  Chen, S ^a   Bagdasarian, M ^a   Kaufman, M G ^b   Walker, E D ^a  

^a Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCES; FLUORESCENCE; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PROTEINS;

CHROMOSOMAL FRAGMENTS; FLAVOBACTERIUM SPECIES; PUTATIVE NOVEL RIBOSOMES; RAPID AMPLIFICATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GUANINE; THYMINE;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PLASMID; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BINDING SITE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPORATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM HIBERNUM; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE LIBRARY; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GFPMUT3 GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEOBACTERIA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TECHNIQUE;

BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAVOBACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM HIBERNUM; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 33847205038     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01577-06     Document Type: Article

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