Interspecies Genetic Transfer in Halophilic Archaebacteria

Ronen Tchelet, Moshe Mevarech*

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Abstract

The genetic transfer system of Haloferax volcanii is the first known archaebacterial mating system. This work describes experiments that demonstrate the transfer of selectable shuttle vectors between cells of H. volcanii and from cells of H. volcanii to cells of H. mediterranei.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)578-581
Number of pages4
JournalSystematic and Applied Microbiology
Volume16
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1993

Keywords

  • Haloferax mediterranei
  • Haloferax volcanii

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