Size unlimited markerless deletions by a transconjugative plasmid-system in Bacillus licheniformis

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 365-369

  Rachinger, Michael ^d   Bauch, Melanie ^d   Strittmatter, Axel ^a   Bongaerts, Johannes ^b   Evers, Stefan ^b   Maurer, Karl Heinz ^c   Daniel, Rolf ^a   Liebl, Wolfgang ^d   Liesegang, Heiko ^a   Ehrenreich, Armin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b HENKEL KGAA   (Germany)

^c AB Enzymes GmbH   (Germany)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

B. licheniformis; Markerless deletion; PBSX prophage; Temperature sensitive replication; Transconjugation

Indexed keywords

B. LICHENIFORMIS; MARKERLESS; PROPHAGES; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE; TRANSCONJUGATION;

BACTERIOLOGY; CLONING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES;

VECTORS;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHROMOSOME DELETION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUTTLE VECTOR;

B. LICHENIFORMIS; MARKERLESS DELETION; PBSX PROPHAGE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE REPLICATION; TRANSCONJUGATION;

BACILLUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC VECTORS; PLASMIDS; SEQUENCE DELETION; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84883251500     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: 18734863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2013.07.026     Document Type: Article

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