Cosmid based mutagenesis causes genetic instability in Streptomyces coelicolor, as shown by targeting of the lipoprotein signal peptidase gene
John Tyson Munnoch, David A Widdick, Govind Chandra, Iain C Sutcliffe, Tracy Palmer, Matthew I Hutchings
The paper shows that using cosmid libraries for genetic manipulation in Streptomyces coelicolor can cause unintended genetic instability and developmental defects unrelated to the targeted gene.
Scientific Reports · Jul 12, 2016Peer-reviewedGenetics