Transformation and isolation of allelic exchange mutants of Chlamydia psittaci using recombinant DNA introduced by electroporation

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 292-297

  Binet, Rachel ^a   Maurelli, Anthony T ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Plaque assay; Recombination; Selection

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; KASUGAMYCIN; RECOMBINANT DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S; RNA 23S; SPECTINOMYCIN; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS VECTOR;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; ELECTROPORATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC MANIPULATION; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RESTRICTION SITE; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; VIRUS CULTURE;

BACTERIA; BASE SEQUENCE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; DNA, RECOMBINANT; ELECTROPORATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PLAQUE ASSAY; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; TRANSFECTION;

CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 58549091374     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0806768106     Document Type: Article

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