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Published on: October 31, 2014
Transposon induced mutation in Gluconobacter oxydans with special reference to its direct-glucose oxidation
1Division of Biotechnology, Regional Research Laboratory, Jammu Tawi, India.
Abstract:
Transposons are important genetic tools for mutation studies and for location of genes in prokaryotes. However, very little published work is available on transposon mutagenesis in Gluconobacter oxydans. We report here Tn5-induced mutation in a keto acid-producing strain of G. oxydans ATCC 9937 with special reference to the direct-glucose oxidation pathway operative in this organism. In this study, a mutant deficient in glucose dehydrogenase (GDH) activity has been developed by Tn5 mutagenesis. The data of plasmid profiles in the wild-type and the GDH- mutant are indicative of transposition in the first instance on one of the three plasmids (pVJ1) harboured by the organism, resulting in rearrangement of the plasmid and finally stable transposition of Tn5 on the main genome. The final location of Tn5 on the genome has been established by DNA hybridisation studies.
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