Publication Date:
2015-04-23
Description:
Article Algae hold great promise for biofuel and chemical production but their use as model systems is hampered by the absence of suitable genetic tools. Here Karas et al . present a nuclear episomal vector for diatoms that is maintained in the absence of antibiotics, and a plasmid delivery method via conjugation with E. coli . Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms7925 Authors: Bogumil J. Karas, Rachel E. Diner, Stephane C. Lefebvre, Jeff McQuaid, Alex P.R. Phillips, Chari M. Noddings, John K. Brunson, Ruben E. Valas, Thomas J. Deerinck, Jelena Jablanovic, Jeroen T.F. Gillard, Karen Beeri, Mark H. Ellisman, John I. Glass, Clyde A. Hutchison III, Hamilton O. Smith, J. Craig Venter, Andrew E. Allen, Christopher L. Dupont, Philip D. Weyman
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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