Genetic transformation of Geobacillus kaustophilus hta426 by conjugative transfer of host-mimicking plasmids

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1279-1287

  Suzuki, Hirokazu ^a   Yoshida, Ken Ichi ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conjugative transfer; Geobacillus kaustophilus; Mimicking; Restriction modification; Transformation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DAM GENE; DNA METHYLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GEOBACILLUS; GEOBACILLUS KAUSTOPHILUS; GK0343 GK0344 GENE; GSK1380 GK1381 GENE; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; THERMOPHILE;

CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA METHYLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOBACILLUS; PLASMIDS; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOBACILLUS; GEOBACILLUS KAUSTOPHILUS;

EID: 84864112476     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1203.03023     Document Type: Article

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