Insertional Transposon Mutagenesis in the <Emphasis Type="Italic">Xylella fastidiosa</Emphasis> Citrus Variegated Chlorosis Strain with Transposome |
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Authors: | Tie Koide José F da Silva Neto Suely L Gomes Marilis V Marques |
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Institution: | (1) Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 687, 05508-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil;(2) Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 1374, 05508-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil |
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Abstract: | To overcome the difficulty in obtaining mutants of the citrus strains of Xylella fastidiosa, we evaluated mutagenesis using the transposome system as a tool for the isolation of a large number of mutants. Electroporation of a commercial transposome system in X. fastidiosa CVC (Citrus Variegated Chlorosis) strain J1a12 yielded an efficiency of 1.2 × 103 kanamycin (Km)-resistant clones per g of DNA. Southern blot analysis demonstrated that the transposon was randomly inserted, and nucleotide sequence analysis indicated the presence of 9 bp direct repeats flanking the transposon insertion site. Analysis by PCR of one of the insertion mutants (clone J15) showed that the transposon was stable after eight passages in solid media. These results show that the transposome system can be used to generate a random mutant library of Xylella fastidiosa CVC strain. |
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