Elastase gene expression in non-elastase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains using novel shuttle vector systems
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Detection of elastase production in Escherichia coli with the elastase structural gene from several non-elastase-producing strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
The elastase structural gene from Pseudomonas aeruginosa IFO 3455 has been cloned and sequenced. Using this gene as a probe, we cloned the DNA fragments (pEL3080R, pEL10, and pEL103R) of the elastase gene from non-elastase-producing strains (P. aeruginosa IFO 3080, N-10, and PA103 respectively). These three Pseudomonas strains showed no detectable levels of elastase antigenicity by Western blot...
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عنوان ژورنال: FEMS Microbiology Letters
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0378-1097
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(94)90052-3