Antibiotic resistance patterns of Frankia strains
Abstract
A major hurdle in the development of a genetic system for Frankia is the lack of genetic markers. To identify potential genetic markers, 12 strains of Frankia were screened for resistance to antibiotics by the use of a growth inhibition assay. All of the strains demonstrated sensitivity to tested antibiotics. Several strains had distinctive patterns of antibiotic resistance that are potentially useful as genetic markers. Novobiocin was the antibiotic to which the most strains were resistant.Key words: genetics, genetic markers, Frankia, actinorhizal, nitrogen fixation, vesicles.
Department
Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences
Publication Date
9-1-1999
Journal Title
Canadian Journal of Botany
Publisher
NRC Research Press (Canadian Science Publishing)
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Tisa, L.S., M. Chval, G. Krumholz, and J. Richards. 1999. Antibiotic resistance patterns of Frankia strains. Can. J. Bot. 77:1257-1260. (DOI: 10.1139/cjb-77-9-1257)