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Expression of drug resistance markers by spheroplasts ofMycobacterium smegmatis after fusion

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Mycobacterial spheroplasts were prepared by treatment of the glycinesensitized cells with a combination of lipase and lysozyme. They were stable for several hours at room temperature but were lysed on treatment with 0.1% sodium dodecyl sulfate. The spheroplasts could be regenerated on a suitable medium. Fusion and regeneration of the spheroplasts were attempted using drug resistant mutant strains ofM. smegmalis. Recombinants were obtained from spheroplast fusion mediated by polyethylene glycol and dimethyl sulfoxide. Simultaneous expression of rccombinant properties was observed only after an initial lag in the isolated clones. This has been explained as due to “chromosome inactivation” in the fused product.

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  1. Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, 560 012, Bangalore, India

    Chanchal Sadhu & K. P. Gopinathan

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Sadhu, C., Gopinathan, K.P. Expression of drug resistance markers by spheroplasts ofMycobacterium smegmatis after fusion. J. Genet. 67, 67–73 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02927786

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