RAPID GENERATION OF DIRECTED AND UNMARKED DELETIONS IN XANTHOMONAS

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作者
KAMOUN, S [1 ]
TOLA, E [1 ]
KAMDAR, H [1 ]
KADO, CI [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF DAVIS,DEPT PLANT PATHOL,DAVIS,CA 95616
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10.1111/j.1365-2958.1992.tb01531.x
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We have devised a rapid four-step procedure for the generation of directed and unmarked chromosomal deletions in bacteria, based on the use of a novel cloning vector containing the Bacillus subtilis sacB gene that encodes levansucrase and confers sucrose sensitivity, which can be used for counter-selection. Using this technique, we describe the construction of a 6.5 kb directed and unmarked deletion in a phytopathogenicity region of the chromosome in Xanthomonas campestris. This procedure allows rapid and easy transfer of a wide variety of mutant allelic DNA to the bacterial chromosome, and should be adaptable to various bacteria besides Xanthomonas spp.
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