Cloning and conjugational transfer of chitinase encoding genes

Authors

• Leif Sundheim Norwegian Plant Protection Institute, Division of Plant Pathology N 1432 ÅS-NLH, Norway

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23986/afsci.72265

Abstract

A genomic library of chromosomal DNA from Serratia marcescens was constructed in the broad host range cosmid pLAFR3. Chitinase positive clones were identified on a chitin medium. By conjugational transfer chitinase encoding plasmids were transferred to Pseudomonas spp.