par Mercenier, Annick ;Slos, Philippe;Faelen, Michel ;Lecocq, Jean-Pierre
Référence Molecular & general genetics : MGG, 212, 2, page (386-389)
Publication Publié, 1988-05
Article révisé par les pairs
Résumé : Streptococcus thermophilus is a common dairy starter for which very few genetic exchange systems have been described. Here we report plasmid transduction by φ{symbol} 17 α and φ{symbol}56α, two virulent phages of industrial yogurt starter strains. Several replicons could be transduced, independently of their size, with efficiencies which are high enough to allow gene transfer from a transformable intermediary strain of S. thermophilus to other hosts of the bacteriophages studied. © 1988 Springer-Verlag.