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SUBMITTER: Begemann MB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3788122 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Begemann Matthew B MB Zess Erin K EK Walters Eric M EM Schmitt Emily F EF Markley Andrew L AL Pfleger Brian F BF
PloS one 20131001 10
Cyanobacteria are valuable organisms for studying the physiology of photosynthesis and carbon fixation, as well as metabolic engineering for the production of fuels and chemicals. This work describes a novel counter selection method for the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 based on organic acid toxicity. The organic acids acrylate, 3-hydroxypropionate, and propionate were shown to be inhibitory towards Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 and other cyanobacteria at low concentrations. Inhibition ...[more]