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Regulation of polyphosphate kinase gene expression in 252 Free

Abstract

A strain of cultured in butyric acid media was found to take up phosphate following a period of phosphate release. PCR was used to clone the polyphosphate kinase () gene from the strain. The promoter for the gene was functional in the heterologous host. Using RT-PCR, transcription of the gene was found to be regulated by phosphate concentration.

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Keyword(s): Acinetobacter baumannii , EBPR, enhanced biological phosphate removal , polyphosphate kinase , RACE, rapid amplification of cDNA ends and RT-PCR
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