Cytosine deaminase as a negative selection marker for gene disruption and replacement in the genus Streptomyces and other actinobacteria

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1211-1214

  Dubeau, Marie Pierre ^a   Ghinet, Mariana Gabriela ^a   Jacques, Pierre Étienne ^b   Clermont, Nancy ^a   Beaulieu, Carole ^a   Brzezinski, Ryszard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; GENE DISRUPTIONS; NEGATIVE SELECTIONS; STREPTOMYCES SPECIES; SYNTHETIC GENES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

GENE ENCODING;

BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC MARKER;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CYTOSINE DEAMINASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FLUCYTOSINE; FLUOROURACIL; GENETIC VECTORS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; SELECTION (GENETICS);

ACTINOBACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 60149108530     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02139-08     Document Type: Article

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