Construction of Lactose-Utilizing Xanthomonas campestris with a Mini-Mu Derivative.
Xanthomonas campestris is not able to grow in lactose media. The lactose operon from Escherichia coli as part of a mini-Mu phage was integrated at random sites in the chromosome of this bacterium. Clones expressing (beta)-galactosidase were selected. The resulting strain X. campestris 204, is suitable for production of xanthan gum directly from lactose.
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