OROTIDINE 5'-PHOSPHATE DECARBOXYLASE-GENE, GENE CONSTRUCT CONTAINING SAID GENE AND THE UTILIZATION THEREOF

摘要

The invention relates to an orotidine 5'-phosphate decarboxylase-gene having the sequence SEQ ID No. 1 or the homologues thereof, a gene construct containing said gene or the homologues thereof and the utilization of the same. The invention also relates to vectors or organisms containing an orotidine 5'-phosphate decarboxylase-gene having the sequence SEQ ID No. 1 or the homologues thereof. In addition, the invention relates to a method for producing uracil auxotrophic microorganisms and to a method for introducing DNA in uracil auxotrophic microorganisms.