The Pathfinder plasmid toolkit for genetically engineering newly isolated bacteria enables the study of Drosophila-colonizing Orbaceae
K. M. Elston, L. E. Phillips, S. Leonard, E. Young, J.-a. C. Holley, T. Ahsanullah, B. McReynolds, N. A. Moran, J. E. Barrick
The paper introduces the Pathfinder plasmid toolkit to test genetic part compatibility in newly isolated bacteria, demonstrating its use in engineering Orbaceae strains to study their colonization of Drosophila gut.
bioRxiv · Feb 15, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology