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Science 21 February 1975:
Vol. 187. no. 4177, pp. 653 - 654
DOI: 10.1126/science.803710
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Science, Vol 187, Issue 4177, 653-654
Copyright © 1975 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Gene transfer to myxobacterium by Escherichia coli phage P1

D Kaiser and M Dworkin

Myxococcus xanthus is a bacterium with an interest for studies of development because it has an organized multicellular phase in its life cycle. Bacteriophage Pl can adsorb to M. xanthus and inject its DNA into this organism despite the wide taxonomic gap separating myxococcus from Escherichia coli, the source of Pl. A specialized transducing derivative of Pl, called PlCM, can carry a gene for chloramphenicol resistance from E. coli into M. xanthus and generate unstable drug-resistant strains.


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Transposon tagging to detect a latent virus in Myxococcus xanthus.
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Cell interactions in myxobacterial growth and development.
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Cell Interactions Govern the Temporal Pattern of Myxococcus Development.
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Morphogenesis and developmental interactions in myxobacteria.
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