Degree Name
MS (Master of Science)
Program
Biology
Date of Award
12-2019
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Bert Lampson
Committee Members
Christopher Pritchett, Dhirendra Kumar
Abstract
Rhodococcus, a species of bacteria commonly found in the soil, is an under-explored producer of small bioactive compounds including siderophores, pigments and antibiotics. MTM3W5.2 is a strain of Rhodococcus that was previously discovered to produce an antibiotic-like compound that has inhibitory effects on other Rhodococcus strains, including the veterinary pathogen, R. equi. The biosynthetic gene cluster responsible for production of the antibiotic has been identified, and a small gene, BTZ20_3964 at the start of the operon is believed to be a luxR solo regulator of the gene cluster. The goal of this project was to determine this gene’s status as a regulator for the gene cluster. Merodiploids were constructed using the deletion construct, pEX18Km3964AD to obtain a double crossover recombination event to replace the functional gene with the deletion construct. However, evidence indicates that an illegitimate recombination event occurred to produce a merodiploid strain.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Sellick, Katelyn, "A Possible luxR Solo Type Regulator of an Antibiotic-Like Compound from the Soil Bacterium Rhodococcus" (2019). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3649. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3649
Copyright
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