title: Characterization of Planctomyces limnophilus and development of genetic tools for its manipulation establish it as a model species for the phylum Planctomycetes.
abstract: Planctomycetes represent a remarkable clade in the domain Bacteria because they play crucial roles in global carbon and nitrogen cycles and display cellular structures that closely parallel those of eukaryotic cells. Studies on Planctomycetes have been hampered by the lack of genetic tools, which we developed for Planctomyces limnophilus.
authors: Harvard Medical School, Department for Microbiology and Genetics, Boston, MA, USA. Christian_Jogler@HMS.Harvard.edu
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Jogler
authors: Frank Oliver
authors: FO
authors: Glöckner
authors: Roberto
authors: R
authors: Kolter
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D022081:Cell Surface Extensions / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002874:Chromosome Mapping / Q000379:methods; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D018274:Electroporation / Q000379:methods; D018014:Gene Transfer Techniques; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D016254:Mutagenesis, Insertional / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004269:DNA, Bacterial