Transformation of sexually transmitted infection-causing serovars of chlamydia trachomatis using Blasticidin for selection.

Plasmid-free Chlamydia trachomatis serovar L2 organisms have been transformed with chlamydial plasmid-based shuttle vectors pGFP::SW2 and pBRCT using β-lactamase as a selectable marker. However, the recommendation of amoxicillin, a β-lactam antibiotics, as one of the choices for treating pregnant wo...

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Main Authors: Honglei Ding, Siqi Gong, Yingxin Tian, Zhangsheng Yang, Robert Brunham, Guangming Zhong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3841219?pdf=render