Streptomyces albus: Difference between revisions
From ActinoBase
No edit summary |
|||
Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
*<em>Streptomyces albus</em> J1074 is commonly used as a heterologous host for production of secondary metabolites | *<em>Streptomyces albus</em> J1074 is commonly used as a heterologous host for production of secondary metabolites | ||
*Its genome is the smallest within the <em>Streptomyces genus</em>, with a size of 6,841,649 bp, coding for 5,832 genes. | *Its genome is one of the smallest within the <em>Streptomyces genus</em>, with a size of 6,841,649 bp, coding for 5,832 genes. | ||
*It also has one of the highest GC contents of all the streptomycetes, at 73.3% | |||
*<em>S. albus</em> J1074 has a valine- and isoleucineauxotrophic phenotype and is defective in the <em>Sal</em>I | |||
(<em>Sal</em>GI) restriction-modification system, which means it can easily be genetically manipulated. |
Revision as of 18:16, 8 June 2019
Streptomyces albus J1074
- Streptomyces albus J1074 is commonly used as a heterologous host for production of secondary metabolites
- Its genome is one of the smallest within the Streptomyces genus, with a size of 6,841,649 bp, coding for 5,832 genes.
- It also has one of the highest GC contents of all the streptomycetes, at 73.3%
- S. albus J1074 has a valine- and isoleucineauxotrophic phenotype and is defective in the SalI
(SalGI) restriction-modification system, which means it can easily be genetically manipulated.