Genetic Construction of Lactose-Utilizing Xanthomonas campestris

AUTOR(ES)

Walsh, Patricia M.

RESUMO

Xanthomonas campestris, the producer of xanthan gum, possesses a β-galactosidase of very low specific activity. Plasmid pGC9114 (RP1::Tn951), generated by the transposition of the lactose transposon Tn951 to RP1, was conjugally transferred into XN1, a nalidixic acid-resistant derivative of X. campestris NRRL B-1459S-4L. Transfer occurred on membrane filters and in broth. The β-galactosidase gene of Tn951 was expressed in X. campestris. The specific activity of β-galactosidase in transconjugants was over 200-fold higher than that in XN1, and transconjugants grew as well in lactose-based media as in glucose-based media. The lactose-utilizing transconjugants could potentially be used to produce xanthan gum from cheese whey.

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