Generation of readily transformable Bacillus licheniformis mutants

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 181-188

  Waschkau, Bianca ^a   Waldeck, Jens ^a   Wieland, Susanne ^b   Eichstädt, Renèe ^b   Meinhardt, Friedhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b HENKEL KGAA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacillus licheniformis; Improved transformation; Restriction modification system; Restriction negative mutants; Targeted gene deletion; Transformation

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH KINETICS; MUTAGENESIS; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; IMPROVED TRANSFORMATION; RESTRICTION MODIFICATION; RESTRICTION-NEGATIVE MUTANTS; TARGETED GENE DELETION;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIUM; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MUTATION; PLASMID;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME RELEASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; WILD TYPE;

BACILLUS; DNA RESTRICTION-MODIFICATION ENZYMES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENETIC VECTORS; MUTATION; PLASMIDS; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

BACILLI (CLASS); BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 38349140713     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-1278-0     Document Type: Article

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