Rapid identification of genes encoding DNA polymerases by function-based screening of metagenomic libraries derived from glacial ice

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2964-2968

  Simon, Carola ^a   Herath, Judith ^a   Rockstroh, Stephanie ^a   Daniel, Rolf ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTATION; DNA POLYMERASE; ENCODING GENES; GENES ENCODING; GERMANY; GLACIAL ICE; METAGENOMIC LIBRARIES; RAPID IDENTIFICATION;

DNA; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; LIBRARIES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; POLYMERS; PROTEINS;

GENES;

DNA; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE BETA; DNA POLYMERASE; BACTERIAL DNA; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DNA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENOMICS; ICE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MUTATION; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; DNA LIBRARY; DNA SCREENING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INSERTION; GENE LIBRARY; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GERMANY; GLACIER; METAGENOMICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; ICE COVER; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE LIBRARY; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GERMANY; ICE COVER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 65549145375     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02644-08     Document Type: Article

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