A two-plasmid inducible CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing tool for Clostridium acetobutylicum

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 140, Issue , 2017, Pages 5-11

  Wasels, François ^a   Jean Marie, Jennifer ^a   Collas, Florent ^b   López Contreras, Ana M ^b   Lopes Ferreira, Nicolas ^a  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clostridium acetobutylicum; CRISPR Cas9; Genome engineering; Metabolic engineering

Indexed keywords

CRISPR ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ADH GENE; ADHE1 GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CARBON SOURCE; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE EDITING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE TARGETING; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA SEQUENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; UPP GENE; CRISPR CAS SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; PLASMID; PROCEDURES;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS; GENE DELETION; GENE EDITING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PLASMIDS;

EID: 85021170526     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2017.06.010     Document Type: Article

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