Simple generation of site-directed point mutations in the <it>Escherichia coli </it>chromosome using Red<sup>®</sup>/ET<sup>® </sup>Recombination

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Introducing point mutations into bacterial chromosomes is important for further progress in studies relying on functional genomics, systems- and synthetic biology, and for metabolic engineering. For many investigations, chromosomal s...

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Main Authors: Jung Kirsten, Zeppenfeld Tim, Heermann Ralf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-04-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
Online Access:http://www.microbialcellfactories.com/content/7/1/14