Nature Communications (Oct 2021)

A standardized genome architecture for bacterial synthetic biology (SEGA)

  • Carolyn N. Bayer,
  • Maja Rennig,
  • Anja K. Ehrmann,
  • Morten H. H. Nørholm

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26155-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Genome engineering is challenging compared to plasmid DNA manipulation. Here the authors create a simple methodology called SEGA that enables genome engineering by combining DNA and bacterial cells followed by identification of recombinant clones by a change in colour when grown on agar plates.