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Gene transfer between Escherichia coli and Enterobacter aerogenes

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Transfer of chromosomal genes between Escherichia coli K12 and Enterobacter aerogenes was carried out by P1-mediated transduction as well as by transformation of genes cloned in vitro on plasmid vectors. The efficient expression of E. coli genes in E. aerogenes probably reflects the existance of a poor restriction system in the latter, and suggests that this strain might be useful as a recipient of genetic information from E. coli.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Shulamit Michaeli & Eliora Z. Ron

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  1. Shulamit Michaeli
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Michaeli, S., Ron, E.Z. Gene transfer between Escherichia coli and Enterobacter aerogenes . Mol Gen Genet 190, 179–181 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00330344

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