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The genetic modification of lactic acid bacteria being used in medicine and food industries has been limited due to the scarcity of food-grade cloning vectors for the bacteria. The 4.46-kb food-grade cloning vector pUBU constructed in this study consisted of 3 major components from food-approved organisms, the theta-type replicon from pUCL287 of Tetragenococcus halophilus, the lactococcal cadmium resistance (Cdr) determinant from pND918 and the promoter of L-lactate dehydrogenase (ldhL) gene from Lactobacillus plantarum. The Cdr determinant was used as a dominant selectable marker and the ldhL promoter, a strong constitutive promoter, was used to drive the expression of inserted genes. The newly constructed vector was able to transform several genera of lactic acid bacteria and stable in the bacteria under non-selective pressure for at least 100 generations. In addition, it allowed inserted genes to express in lactic acid bacteria under the control of ldhL promoter. The host range of pUBU extended to Enterococcus, Lactobacillus, Lactococcus, Leuconostoc, Pediococcus and Tetragenococcus. These results suggest that pUBU is a potential food-grade cloning vector for genetic modification of a wide range of lactic acid bacteria.
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Abbreviations
- Cdr:
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lactococcal cadmium resistance
- gfpuv:
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gene for a green fluorescence protein variant
- GFPuv:
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a green fluorescence protein variant
- GRAS:
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generally regarded as safe
- ldhL:
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L-lactate dehydrogenase gene
- MCS:
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multiple cloning site
- MRS:
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deMan Rogosa Sharpe
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Phumkhachorn, P., Rattanachaikunsopon, P. A broad host range food-grade cloning vector for lactic acid bacteria. Biologia 71, 457–463 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1515/biolog-2016-0064
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