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ArticleMicrobiologyOpen2014

A mariner transposon vector adapted for mutagenesis in oral streptococci.

Martin Nilsson, Natalia Christiansen, Niels Høiby, Svante Twetman, Michael Givskov, Tim Tolker-Nielsen

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Article in MicrobiologyOpen, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 authors.

Martin NilssonCosterton Biofilm Center, Department of International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Natalia Christiansen
Niels Høiby
Svante Twetman
Michael Givskov
Tim Tolker-Nielsen

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article describes the construction and characterization of a mariner-based transposon vector designed for use in oral streptococci, but with a potential use in other Gram-positive bacteria. The new transposon vector, termed pMN100, contains the temperature-sensitive origin of replication repATs-pWV01, a selectable kanamycin resistance gene, a Himar1 transposase gene regulated by a xylose-inducible promoter, and an erythromycin resistance gene flanked by himar inverted repeats. The pMN100 plasmid was transformed into Streptococcus mutans UA159 and transposon mutagenesis was performed via a protocol established to perform high numbers of separate transpositions despite a low frequency of transposition. The distribution of transposon inserts in 30 randomly picked mutants suggested that mariner transposon mutagenesis is unbiased in S. mutans. A generated transposon mutant library containing 5000 mutants was used in a screen to identify genes involved in the production of sucrose-dependent extracellular matrix components. Mutants with transposon inserts in genes encoding glycosyltransferases and the competence-related secretory locus were predominantly found in this screen.

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DNA Transposable ElementsDNA ReplicationGenetics, MicrobialGenetic VectorsMutagenesis, InsertionalPlasmidsStreptococcus mutansTemperatureDNA Transposable ElementsBiofilmextracellular matrixglycosyltransferasesmarinermutagenesisStreptococcus mutanstransposon.

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PMID24753509
PMCPMC4082707

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