Enhanced transformation efficiency of recalcitrant Bacillus cereus and Bacillus weihenstephanensis isolates upon in vitro methylation of plasmid DNA

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 7817-7820

  Groot, Masja Nierop ^a,b   Nieboer, Frank ^a,b   Abee, Tjakko ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TOP INSTITUTE FOOD AND NUTRITION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; DNA; GENES; METHYLATION; NUCLEIC ACIDS; ORGANIC ACIDS;

BACILLUS CEREUSES; CHROMOSOMAL DNAS; ELECTROPORATION; IN VITRO; PLASMID DNAS; RESTRICTION MODIFICATIONS; TRANSFORMATION EFFICIENCIES;

BACTERIOLOGY;

PLASMID DNA;

BACTERIUM; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHROMOSOME; DIGESTION; DNA; METHYLATION; PLASMID;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS WEIHENSTEPHANENSIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; DNA METHYLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN;

BACILLUS; DNA RESTRICTION-MODIFICATION ENZYMES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPORATION; METHYLATION; PLASMIDS; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS WEIHENSTEPHANENSIS;

EID: 57449120465     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01932-08     Document Type: Article

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