A constitutive expression vector pHY300-F1gfp was constructed to test the function of a promoter F1 subcloned from a rice epiphyte Bacillus brevis strain DX01. The DX01 cells harboring plasmid pHY300-F1gfp were detect...A constitutive expression vector pHY300-F1gfp was constructed to test the function of a promoter F1 subcloned from a rice epiphyte Bacillus brevis strain DX01. The DX01 cells harboring plasmid pHY300-F1gfp were detected to produce bright green fluorescence. Subsequently, the gfp-tagged B. brevis strain was released into the soil and its survival was investigated by PCR and the detection of green fluorescence. The spatial location of in situ gfp-tagged bacterial cells on the root surface of rice seedlings was visualized. All these results indicated that green fluorescent protein is an ideal molecular marker for detection of the activities of promoter F1, and it is also a reliable probe to monitor specific B. brevis bacteria in the environment.展开更多
基金Item supported by the McKnight founda-tion and science and technology commission of Shanghai (No.KBH1322093)
文摘A constitutive expression vector pHY300-F1gfp was constructed to test the function of a promoter F1 subcloned from a rice epiphyte Bacillus brevis strain DX01. The DX01 cells harboring plasmid pHY300-F1gfp were detected to produce bright green fluorescence. Subsequently, the gfp-tagged B. brevis strain was released into the soil and its survival was investigated by PCR and the detection of green fluorescence. The spatial location of in situ gfp-tagged bacterial cells on the root surface of rice seedlings was visualized. All these results indicated that green fluorescent protein is an ideal molecular marker for detection of the activities of promoter F1, and it is also a reliable probe to monitor specific B. brevis bacteria in the environment.