Open AccessProtoplast fusion of Lactobacillus fermentum
Author(s) -
Masayuki Iwata,
Mitsuo Mada,
Hiromi Ishiwa
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.52.2.392-393.1986
Subject(s) - protoplast , lactobacillus fermentum , tetr , plasmid , tetracycline , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , polyethylene glycol , lactobacillus , chemistry , bacteria , biochemistry , antibiotics , dna , lactic acid , genetics , gene , repressor , transcription factor , lactobacillus plantarum
Tetracycline-resistant (Tetr) erythromycin-resistant (Eryr) fusants of Lactobacillus fermentum 604 carrying a 10-megadalton Tetr plasmid and L. fermentum 605 carrying a 38-megadalton Eryr plasmid were obtained by means of polyethylene glycol-induced protoplast fusion.
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