Genetic engineering of <it>Pyrococcus furiosus</it> to use chitin as a carbon source

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Bioinformatic analysis of the genes coding for the chitinase in <it>Pyrococcus furiosus</it> and <it>Thermococcus kodakarensis</it> revealed that most likely a one nucleotide insertion in <it>Pyrococcus&...

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Main Authors: Kreuzer Martina, Schmutzler Karolin, Waege Ingrid, Thomm Michael, Hausner Winfried
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-02-01
Series:BMC Biotechnology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6750/13/9