Computational design and characterization of a temperature-sensitive plasmid replicon for gram positive thermophiles

Journal of Biological Engineering

Lee R Lynd¹  Daniel G Olson¹ 

[1] BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge, TN, 38738, USA

关键词: Thermophile;    Gram positive;    Clostridium thermocellum;    Plasmid;    Rolling circle;    Temperature sensitive;   

Others  :  813498
DOI  :  10.1186/1754-1611-6-5

 received in 2012-03-15, accepted in 2012-04-27,  发布年份 2012

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2012 Olson and Lynd; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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