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The eglS gene from Streptomyces rochei A2, encoding an endoglucanase, was cloned in the conjugative vector pAF700 obtaining the 22.5 kb recombinant plasmid pCSF121. This plasmid was transferred to Escherichia coli DH1 and Azospirillum brasilense Sp6. E. coli [pCSF121] showed no endoglucanase activity, whereas A. brasilense [pCSF121] showed a low endoglucanase activity, which was cell associated. A. brasilense [pCSF121] was not able to use carboxymethyl-cellulose as carbon source. No significative difference in nitrogen fixing activity was found between A. brasilense [pCSF121] and A. brasilense [pAF700]. The different behavior of E. coli [pCSF121] and A. brasilense [pCSF121] in the expression of the eglS gene suggests that A. brasilense might recognize some Streptomyces regulative signal, i.e. for transcription, internal to the cloned fragment.
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Perito, B., Fani, R., Mastromei, G. (1995). Cloning of a Streptomyces Endoglucanase Gene in Azospirillum brasilense . In: Fendrik, I., del Gallo, M., Vanderleyden, J., de Zamaroczy, M. (eds) Azospirillum VI and Related Microorganisms. NATO ASI Series, vol 37. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79906-8_15
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