GeneticsScientific ReportsPeer-reviewed
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…·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.
DOI 10.1038/srep29495