Development of an electrotransformation protocol for genetic manipulation of Clostridium pasteurianum

Biotechnology for Biofuels

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Pyne, Michael E ^a   Moo Young, Murray ^a   Chung, Duane A ^a,b   Chou, C Perry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Centurion Biofuels Corp   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biobutanol; Biofuels; Butanol; Clostridium pasteurianum; Electroporation; Genetic engineering; Glycerol; Methylation; Restriction; Transformation

Indexed keywords

BIOBUTANOL; CLOSTRIDIUM PASTEURIANUM; ELECTROPORATION; RESTRICTION; TRANSFORMATION;

ALKYLATION; AMINO ACIDS; BIODEGRADATION; BIODIESEL; BIOFUELS; BUTENES; BYPRODUCTS; CLOSTRIDIUM; DNA; DRUG THERAPY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GLYCEROL; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METHYLATION;

COST REDUCTION;

BACTERIUM; BIOFUEL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; METHYLATION; TRANSFORMATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PASTEURIANUM;

EID: 84875878853     PISSN: 17546834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1754-6834-6-50     Document Type: Article

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