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A novel method for transforming Geobacillus kaustophilus with a chromosomal segment of Bacillus subtilis transferred

Kotaro Mori1, Kaho Fukui1, Ryotaro Amatsu1

  • 1Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657 5801, Japan.

Microbial Cell Factories
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Bacillus subtilisConjugationGeobacillus kaustophilusTransformation

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