A new simple method to introduce marker-free deletions in the Bacillus subtilis genome

Genes and Genetic Systems

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 315-318

  Morimoto, Takuya ^a,b   Ara, Katsutoshi ^b   Ozaki, Katsuya ^b   Ogasawara, Naotake ^a  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KAO CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Marker free mutant; mazF

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; RIBONUCLEASE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; MAZF PROTEIN, E COLI;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIUM MUTANT; DELETION MUTANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENDORIBONUCLEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOME, BACTERIAL; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EID: 75749152637     PISSN: 13417568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1266/ggs.84.315     Document Type: Article

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