Conditions for gene disruption by homologous recombination of exogenous DNA into the Sulfolobus solfataricus genome

Archaea

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 145-149

  Albers, Sonja Verena ^a   Driessen, Arnold J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Lactose auxotrophy; Selection

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAL DNA; LACTOSE;

ARCHAEAL GENOME; ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTROPORATION; EVALUATION; GENE DELETION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS;

CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, ARCHAEAL; ELECTROPORATION; GENE DELETION; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENOME, ARCHAEAL; LACTOSE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SELECTION (GENETICS); SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS;

ARCHAEA; SULFOLOBUS; SULFOLOBUS ACIDOCALDARIUS; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS; THERMOCOCCUS; THERMOCOCCUS KODAKARENSIS;

EID: 39449138872     PISSN: 14723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/948014     Document Type: Article

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