Transposon mutagenesis in Halomonas eurihalina.
Res Microbiol
; 151(1): 13-8, 2000.
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We have established a transposon mutagenesis procedure for the moderate halophile Halomonas eurihalina, a bacteria that produces an exopolysaccharide (EPS) of considerable biotechnological interest. We used suicide plasmids pUT and pSUP102 to introduce the transposons mini-Tn5 and Tn1732 into H. eurihalina via Escherichia coli mediated conjugation. Southern hybridization analysis demonstrated that insertions of the transposon mini-Tn5 into H. eurihalina occurred randomly at single sites in the chromosome, whereas Tn1732 insertion also took place at random, but simultaneously, at several sites. Phenotypic analysis revealed that different mutants were generated by using mini-Tn5. The isolation of exopolysaccharide-defective strains is the first stage towards carrying out genetic studies on EPS production by this microorganism.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Elementos de DNA Transponíveis
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Halomonas
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Res Microbiol
Assunto da revista:
MICROBIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Espanha