Development of a modified gentamicin resistance cassette for genetic manipulation of the oral spirochete Treponema denticola

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2059-2062

  Bian, Jiang ^a   Fenno, J Christopher ^b   Li, Chunhao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; GENETIC MANIPULATIONS; POLAR EFFECT;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GENTAMICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; MUTAGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL GENETICS; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETICS, MICROBIAL; GENTAMICINS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; SELECTION, GENETIC; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA;

SPIROCHAETALES; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA;

EID: 84863233728     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.07461-11     Document Type: Article

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