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Levesque S, de Melo AG, Labrie SJ, Moineau S. Mobilome of Brevibacterium aurantiacum Sheds Light on Its Genetic Diversity and Its Adaptation to Smear-Ripened Cheeses. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1270. [PMID: 31244798 PMCID: PMC6579920 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Brevibacterium aurantiacum is an actinobacterium that confers key organoleptic properties to washed-rind cheeses during the ripening process. Although this industrially relevant species has been gaining an increasing attention in the past years, its genome plasticity is still understudied due to the unavailability of complete genomic sequences. To add insights on the mobilome of this group, we sequenced the complete genomes of five dairy Brevibacterium strains and one non-dairy strain using PacBio RSII. We performed phylogenetic and pan-genome analyses, including comparisons with other publicly available Brevibacterium genomic sequences. Our phylogenetic analysis revealed that these five dairy strains, previously identified as Brevibacterium linens, belong instead to the B. aurantiacum species. A high number of transposases and integrases were observed in the Brevibacterium spp. strains. In addition, we identified 14 and 12 new insertion sequences (IS) in B. aurantiacum and B. linens genomes, respectively. Several stretches of homologous DNA sequences were also found between B. aurantiacum and other cheese rind actinobacteria, suggesting horizontal gene transfer (HGT). A HGT region from an iRon Uptake/Siderophore Transport Island (RUSTI) and an iron uptake composite transposon were found in five B. aurantiacum genomes. These findings suggest that low iron availability in milk is a driving force in the adaptation of this bacterial species to this niche. Moreover, the exchange of iron uptake systems suggests cooperative evolution between cheese rind actinobacteria. We also demonstrated that the integrative and conjugative element BreLI (Brevibacterium Lanthipeptide Island) can excise from B. aurantiacum SMQ-1417 chromosome. Our comparative genomic analysis suggests that mobile genetic elements played an important role into the adaptation of B. aurantiacum to cheese ecosystems.
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- Sébastien Levesque
- Département de Biochimie, de microbiologie, et de Bio-informatique, Faculté des Sciences et de Génie, Groupe de Recherche en Écologie Buccale, Faculté de Médecine Dentaire, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- Département de Biochimie, de microbiologie, et de Bio-informatique, Faculté des Sciences et de Génie, Groupe de Recherche en Écologie Buccale, Faculté de Médecine Dentaire, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- Département de Biochimie, de microbiologie, et de Bio-informatique, Faculté des Sciences et de Génie, Groupe de Recherche en Écologie Buccale, Faculté de Médecine Dentaire, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada.,Centre de Référence pour Virus Bactériens Félix d'Hérelle, Faculté de Médecine Dentaire, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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Anast JM, Dzieciol M, Schultz DL, Wagner M, Mann E, Schmitz-Esser S. Brevibacterium from Austrian hard cheese harbor a putative histamine catabolism pathway and a plasmid for adaptation to the cheese environment. Sci Rep 2019; 9:6164. [PMID: 30992535 PMCID: PMC6467879 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-42525-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The genus Brevibacterium harbors many members important for cheese ripening. We performed real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) to determine the abundance of Brevibacterium on rinds of Vorarlberger Bergkäse, an Austrian artisanal washed-rind hard cheese, over 160 days of ripening. Our results show that Brevibacterium are abundant on Vorarlberger Bergkäse rinds throughout the ripening time. To elucidate the impact of Brevibacterium on cheese production, we analysed the genomes of three cheese rind isolates, L261, S111, and S22. L261 belongs to Brevibacterium aurantiacum, whereas S111 and S22 represent novel species within the genus Brevibacterium based on 16S rRNA gene similarity and average nucleotide identity. Our comparative genomic analysis showed that important cheese ripening enzymes are conserved among the genus Brevibacterium. Strain S22 harbors a 22 kb circular plasmid which encodes putative iron and hydroxymethylpyrimidine/thiamine transporters. Histamine formation in fermented foods can cause histamine intoxication. We revealed the presence of a putative metabolic pathway for histamine degradation. Growth experiments showed that the three Brevibacterium strains can utilize histamine as the sole carbon source. The capability to utilize histamine, possibly encoded by the putative histamine degradation pathway, highlights the importance of Brevibacterium as key cheese ripening cultures beyond their contribution to cheese flavor production.
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- Justin M Anast
- Interdepartmental Microbiology Graduate Program Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA.,Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Institute for Milk Hygiene, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Interdepartmetal Microbiology Undergraduate Program, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Institute for Milk Hygiene, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Austrian Competence Center for Feed and Food Quality, Safety and Innovation (FFoQSI), Technopark C, 3430, Tulln, Austria
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- Institute for Milk Hygiene, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Interdepartmental Microbiology Graduate Program Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA. .,Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA.
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Dib JR, Wagenknecht M, Hill RT, Farías ME, Meinhardt F. Novel linear megaplasmid from Brevibacterium sp. isolated from extreme environment. J Basic Microbiol 2010; 50:280-4. [PMID: 20473959 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200900332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Brevibacterium sp. Ap13, isolated from flamingo's feces in Laguna Aparejos, a high-altitude lake located at approximately 4,200 m in the northwest of Argentina was previously found to be resistant to multiple antibiotics, and was therefore screened for plasmids that may be implicated in antibiotic resistance. Brevibacterium sp. Ap13 was found to contain two plasmids of approximately 87 and 436 kb, designated pAP13 and pAP13c, respectively. Only pAP13 was stably maintained and was extensively characterized by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis to reveal that this plasmid is linear and likely has covalently linked terminal proteins associated with its 5' ends. This is the first report of a linear plasmid in the genus Brevibacterium and may provide a new tool for genetic manipulation of this commercially important genus.
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- Julián Rafael Dib
- Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos-CONICET, Tucumán, Argentina
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Tauch A, Pühler A, Kalinowski J, Thierbach G. Plasmids in Corynebacterium glutamicum and their molecular classification by comparative genomics. J Biotechnol 2003; 104:27-40. [PMID: 12948627 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1656(03)00157-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Endogenous plasmids and selectable resistance markers are a fundamental prerequisite for the development of efficient recombinant DNA techniques in industrial microorganisms. In this article, we therefore summarize the current knowledge about endogenous plasmids in amino acid-producing Corynebacterium glutamicum isolates. Screening studies identified a total of 24 different plasmids ranging in size from 2.4 to 95 kb. Although most of the C. glutamicum plasmids were cryptic, four plasmids carried resistance determinants against the antibiotics chloramphenicol, tetracycline, streptomycin-spectinomycin, and sulfonamides. Considerable information is now available on the molecular genetic organization of 12 completely sequenced plasmid genomes from C. glutamicum. The deduced mechanism of plasmid DNA replication and the degree of amino acid sequence similarity among replication initiator proteins was the basis for performing a classification of the plasmids into four distinct C. glutamicum plasmid families.
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- Andreas Tauch
- Institut für Genomforschung, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstrasse 25, D-33615 Bielefeld, Germany.
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Rattray FP, Fox PF. Aspects of enzymology and biochemical properties of Brevibacterium linens relevant to cheese ripening: a review. J Dairy Sci 1999; 82:891-909. [PMID: 10342227 DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(99)75308-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Brevibacterium linens is a major surface microorganism that is present in the smear of surface-ripened cheeses. The enzymology and biochemical characteristics of B. linens influence the ripening and final characteristics of smear surface-ripened cheeses. Proteolytic, peptidolytic, esterolytic, and lipolytic activities, which are of particular importance in the ripening process, are discussed in detail. This review also describes the production of volatile compounds, especially sulfur-containing ones, by B. linens, which are thought to be important in respect to the flavor of smear surface-ripened cheeses. The unique orange-colored carotenoids and the factors effecting their production by B. linens are also presented. The catabolism of aromatic amino acids, bacteriocin production, plasmids, and miscellaneous biochemical and physiological properties (peptidoglycan type, antibiotic resistance, insecticide degradation, and biotechnological applications) of B. linens are discussed. The problem associated with the current taxonomical classification of B. linens strains caused by strain variation is evaluated. Finally, the application of B. linens cell extracts or its proteolytic enzymes as cheese ripening accelerants for semi-hard or hard cheese varieties is considered.
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- F P Rattray
- Department of Food Chemistry, University College, Cork, Ireland
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Leret V, Trautwetter A, Rind A, Blanco C. pBLA8, from Brevibacterium linens, belongs to a gram-positive subfamily of ColE2-related plasmids. MICROBIOLOGY (READING, ENGLAND) 1998; 144 ( Pt 10):2827-2836. [PMID: 9802024 DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-10-2827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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A 3.1 kb DNA fragment from pBLA8, a Brevibacterium linens cryptic plasmid, containing all the information required for autonomous replication was cloned and sequenced. Using deletion analysis, the fragment essential and sufficient for autonomous replication was delimited to 1.5 kb. This fragment is characterized by the presence of an ori site located upstream of an operon encoding two proteins, RepA and RepB, both essential for replication. Based on structural similarities and a strong conservation of ori, RepA and RepB, pBLA8 was assigned to a new subfamily of the ColE2 plasmid family. This subfamily is distinguished by the requirement for two Rep proteins and the location of an ori site upstream of the repAB operon. RepA is thought to encode primase activity, whereas RepB could be a DNA-binding protein. An Escherichia coli-B. linens shuttle vector, derived from pBLA8, was constructed. Its host spectrum was extended to Arthrobacter species.
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Jetten MS, Sinskey AJ. Recent advances in the physiology and genetics of amino acid-producing bacteria. Crit Rev Biotechnol 1995; 15:73-103. [PMID: 7736600 DOI: 10.3109/07388559509150532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Corynebacterium glutamicum and its close relatives, C. flavum and C. lactofermentum, have been used for over 3 decades in the industrial production of amino acids by fermentation. Since 1984, several research groups have started programs to develop metabolic engineering principles for amino acid-producing Corynebacterium strains. Initially, the programs concentrated on the isolation of genes encoding (deregulated) biosynthetic enzymes and the development of general molecular biology tools such as cloning vectors and DNA transfer methods. With most of the genes and tools now available, recombinant DNA technology can be applied in strain improvement. To accomplish these improvements, it is critical and advantageous to understand the mechanisms of gene expression and regulation as well as the biochemistry and physiology of the species being engineered. This review explores the advances made in the understanding and application of amino acid-producing bacteria in the early 1990s.
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- M S Jetten
- Department of Microbiology and Enzymology, Kluyyer Laboratory for Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
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Fernandez-Gonzalez C, Cadenas RF, Noirot-Gros MF, Martin JF, Gil JA. Characterization of a region of plasmid pBL1 of Brevibacterium lactofermentum involved in replication via the rolling circle model. J Bacteriol 1994; 176:3154-61. [PMID: 8195068 PMCID: PMC205483 DOI: 10.1128/jb.176.11.3154-3161.1994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The minimal region for autonomous replication of pBL1, a 4.5-kb cryptic plasmid of Brevibacterium lactofermentum ATCC 13869 that has been used to construct a variety of corynebacterium vectors, was shown to be contained on a 1.8-kb HindII-SphI DNA fragment. This region contains two open reading frames (ORFs) (ORF1 and ORF5) which are essential for pBL1 replication in B. lactofermentum. Accumulation of single-strand intermediates in some of the constructions indicates that plasmid pBL1 replicates via the rolling circle replication model; its plus strand and minus strand were identified by hybridization with two synthetic oligonucleotide probes complementary to each pBL1 strand. ORF1 seems to encode the Rep protein and showed partial homology with sequences for Rep proteins from Streptomyces plasmids which replicate via rolling circle replication such as pIJ101, pSB24, and pJV1.
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Chion CK, Duran R, Arnaud A, Galzy P. Cloning vectors and antibiotic-resistance markers for Brevibacterium sp. R312. Gene 1991; 105:119-24. [PMID: 1937001 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(91)90522-d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Replication of several cryptic plasmids from coryneform strains was investigated in Brevibacterium sp. R312. Only the Corynebacterium glutamicum pSR1 replicon was found to be suitable for establishing a host-vector system. Two pSR1 derivatives, pRPCG200 and pHYCG1, were used as cloning vectors. They carry a neomycin-resistance-encoding and a tetracycline-resistance-encoding gene, respectively.
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- C K Chion
- Chaire de Microbiologie Industrielle et de Génétique des Microorganismes, ENSA, Montpellier, France
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Takeda Y, Fujii M, Nakajyoh Y, Nishimura T, Isshiki S. Isolation of a tetracycline resistance plasmid from a glutamate-producing corynebacterium, Corynebacterium melassecola. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1990. [DOI: 10.1016/0922-338x(90)90180-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Williams SM, Noble WC. Plasmids in coryneform bacteria of human origin. THE JOURNAL OF APPLIED BACTERIOLOGY 1988; 64:475-82. [PMID: 2844713 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1988.tb02438.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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A study of plasmids in coryneform bacteria isolated from human sources is reported. Seventy of 269 strains possessed a total of 89 plasmids. These were shown to be of varying sizes and in some cases of varying structures by endonuclease restriction digest. In six of 20 strains antibiotic resistance was cured with loss of the plasmid. The diversity of plasmids is emphasized.
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- S M Williams
- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Dermatology, London, UK
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Rama J, Sandoval H, Pons M, Lopez P, Martin J, Espinosa M. Deoxyribonucleases of non-pathogenic corynebacteria. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1987. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1987.tb02312.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Mateos LM, del Real G, Aguilar A, Martín JF. Cloning and expression in Escherichia coli of the homoserine kinase (thrB) gene from Brevibacterium lactofermentum. MOLECULAR & GENERAL GENETICS : MGG 1987; 206:361-7. [PMID: 3035340 DOI: 10.1007/bf00428872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Five DNA fragments carrying the thrB gene (homoserine kinase E.C. 2.7.1.39) of Brevibacterium lactofermentum were cloned by complementation of Escherichia coli thrB mutants using pBR322 as vector. All the cloned fragments contained a common 3.1 kb DNA sequence. The cloned fragments hybridized among themselves and with a 9 kb BamHI fragment of the chromosomal DNA of B. lactofermentum but not with the DNA of E. coli. None of the cloned fragments were able to complement thrA and thrC mutations of E. coli. Plasmids pULTH2, pULTH8 and pULTH11 had the cloned DNA fragments in the same orientation and were very stable. On the contrary, plasmid pULTH18 was very unstable and showed the DNA inserted in the opposite direction. E. coli minicells transformed with plasmids pULTH8 or pULTH11 (both carrying the common 3.1 kb fragment) synthesize a protein with an Mr of 30,000 that is similar in size to the homoserine kinase of E. coli.
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Santamaría RI, Martín JF, Gil JA. Identification of a promoter sequence in the plasmid pUL340 of Brevibacterium lactofermentum and construction of new cloning vectors for corynebacteria containing two selectable markers. Gene 1987; 56:199-208. [PMID: 3479377 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(87)90137-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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A strong promoter P1 has been found in plasmid pUL340, a cloning vector used to transform corynebacteria. This promoter is also expressed efficiently in Escherichia coli. A gene (cat) for chloramphenicol acetyltransferase from Streptomyces acrimycini and a gene (hyg) for hygromycin phosphotransferase from Streptomyces hygroscopicus were subcloned in different positions of the Brevibacterium lactofermentum plasmid pUL340. Both resistance genes are expressed in B. lactofermentum from their own promoters or from the endogenous promoter in pUL340. These genes provide useful screening markers for selecting transformants of B. lactofermentum together with the kanamycin-resistance gene from the transposon Tn5.
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- R I Santamaría
- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de León, Spain
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del Real G, Aguilar A, Martín JF. Cloning and expression of tryptophan genes from Brevibacterium lactofermentum in Escherichia coli. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1985; 133:1013-9. [PMID: 3910042 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(85)91237-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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A gene bank from the amino acid producer Brevibacterium lactofermentum has been prepared in Escherichia coli using pBR322 as vector. Four clones containing genetic information needed to complement mutations in A,B,C and D genes from E. coli have been isolated. The cloned fragments range between 4.3 kb (pULT61) and 7.9 kb (pULT62). All the four clones contain genetic information that complements trpB gene from E. coli. The cloned trpB gene is very stable and is maintained extrachromosomally in E. coli. It is expressed very efficiently showing high levels of tryptophan synthetase activity.
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