Chromogenic method for rapid isolation of recA-like mutants of gram-negative bacteria
- PMID: 1987131
- PMCID: PMC207202
- DOI: 10.1128/jb.173.1.404-406.1991
Chromogenic method for rapid isolation of recA-like mutants of gram-negative bacteria
Abstract
We have devised a rapid and widely applicable color test for detecting recA-like mutants of gram-negative bacteria. The technique depends on decreased expression of an Escherichia coli recA-lacZ fusion in recA mutants and uses a broad-host-range plasmid to transfer the fusion gene into new species. We describe the isolation of a recA-like mutant of Pseudomonas syringae by this technique.
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