This collection from the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK.CEN) provides historical reference plasmids for various incompatibility families. The collection also includes a set of bacterial host strains meant for cloning and in vitro packaging of and/or working with phages. Several strains and plasmids host the prophage Mu3A (mini-Mu; Faelen et al., 1979, PMID: 158471; Van Gijsegem et al., 1985, PMID: 16453607), a very active transposable element allowing for more efficient in vivo cloning of larger DNA fragments in various Proteobacteria.
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Monday, March 17, 2014