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. 1982 Jan;149(1):391–394. doi: 10.1128/jb.149.1.391-394.1982

Cloning of the Bacillus subtilis sulfanilamide resistance gene in Bacillus subtilis.

K O McDonald, W F Burke Jr
PMCID: PMC216640  PMID: 6798026

Abstract

A recombinant plasmid was constructed by ligation of chromosomal DNA from a sulfanilamide-resistant strain of Bacillus subtilis to the plasmid vector pUB110 which specifies neomycin resistance. Recombinant molecules generated in vitro were introduced into a B. subtilis recipient strain which carried the recE4 mutation, and selection was for neomycin-sulfanilamide-resistant transformants. A single colony was isolated containing the recombinant plasmid pKO101. This 6.3-megadalton plasmid simultaneously conferred resistance to neomycin and sulfanilamide when transferred into sensitive Rec+ or Rec- cells by either transduction or transformation.

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