TRANSFORMATION SYSTEM BASED ON THE INTEGRASE GENE AND ATTACHMENT SITE FOR MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS BACTERIOPHAGE Mx9

摘要

The invention provides a transformation system based on bacteriophage Mx9, a temperate phage that infects Myxococcus xanthus. Vectors containing an integrase encoding gene and a phage attachment site (attP) integrate into a chromosomal attB site and can be used to alter or introduce genes into a variety of host cells.