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ArecA clone was isolated from a cosmid library ofSerratia entomophila constructed in theEscherichia coli strain HB101. Subcloning and transposon mutagenesis were used to identify a 1.36 kb fragment containing therecA gene. A clonedrecA mutation, generated by transposon mutagenesis and the replacement of a portion of therecA gene with an antibiotic resistance cassette, was introduced into the chromosome via a marker exchange technique. TherecA strains created were deficient in DNA repair, homologous recombination and both the spontaneous and UV induction of prophages.S. entomophila recA strains showed continued pathogenicity towards the New Zealand grass grub,Costelytra zealandica. Simple procedures for further construction ofS. entomophila recA strains have been demonstrated.
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Grkovic, S., Mahanty, H.K. Investigation of a phage resistantSerratia entomophila strain (BC4B), establishment of generalised transduction and construction ofS. entomophila RecA mutants. Molec. Gen. Genet. 250, 323–328 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02174390
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