Unmarked gene deletion mutagenesis of gtfB and gtfC in Streptococcus mutans using a targeted hit-and-run strategy with a thermosensitive plasmid

Atlagic D., Kilic A. O., Tao L.

ORAL MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY, cilt.21, sa.2, ss.132-135, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1399-302x.2006.00267.x
  • Dergi Adı: ORAL MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.132-135
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Unmarked gene deletion of the Streptococcus mutans gtfB-gtfC locus was achieved using a thermosensitive plasmid. DNA fragments flanking the locus were amplified by polymerase chain reaction and jointly ligated into pG+host5, which was transformed into S. mutans at 37 degrees C to facilitate integration. A transformant was then grown at 28 degrees C for 60 generations without antibiotics to facilitate excision. Antibiotic sensitive clones appeared at a frequency of about 99% and were analyzed for deletions of gtfB, gtfC and a part of mbrA by the lack of insoluble glucan synthesis, sensitivity to bacitracin, and polymerase chain reaction. Targeted gene deletions occurred at a frequency of 2.5%.