Intergeneric protoplast fusion in lactic acid bacteria

Cocconcelli, P.S. ; Morelli, L. ; Vescovo, M. ; Bottazzi, V.

Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Published 1986
ISSN:
1574-6968
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract A method to obtain gene transfer in lactic acid bacteria is described.When Streptococcus lactis SH4174 and Lactobacillus reuteri DSM20016 protoplasts undergo fusion by exposure to polyethylene glycol, plasmid pAMβ1 and trehalose-fermenting ability are transferred into L. reuteri.
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Electronic Resource
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