title: Nucleotide sequence and expression of the beta-lactamase gene from Staphylococcus aureus plasmid pI258 in Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, and Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: The structural gene for beta-lactamase in the Staphylococcus aureus plasmid pI258 was cloned into a Staphylococcus aureus-Bacillus subtilis-Escherichia coli shuttle vector, pWN101, and the nucleotide sequence of the gene was determined. pWN101 was structurally stable and the beta-lactamase gene was expressed efficiently from its native promoter and ribosome-binding site in all three hosts.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D005796:Genes; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D010957:Plasmids; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D001618:beta-Lactamases