| Literature DB >> 7579995 |
H Kawasaki1, H Kuriyama, K Tonomura.
Abstract
The haloacetate dehalogenase gene, dehH2, cloned from Moraxella sp. strain B could be used a selection marker gene for vectors in Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas putida. Haloacetates, especially iodoacetate, inhibit the growth of some microorganisms. The dehH2 gene introduced into the cells conferred iodoacetate resistance on them. Therefore, E. coli and P. putida transformed with vectors marked with dehH2 could be easily selected on plates containing iodoacetate.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7579995 DOI: 10.1007/BF00700459
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biodegradation ISSN: 0923-9820 Impact factor: 3.909