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Table 2 Screening markers available in C. necator

From: Synthetic biology toolkit for engineering Cupriviadus necator H16 as a platform for CO2 valorization

Marker

Description

Reference

Resistance marker

NeoR/KanR

Resistant to kanamycin; 200–350 μg/mL

[47]

TcR

Resistant to tetracycline; 10–25 μg/mL

[47]

CmR

Resistant to chloramphenicol; 25–50 μg/mL

[47]

Nutrition-deficient complementary marker

hoxABCJ

C. necatorΔhoxA; transcription regulator of two [NiFe]-Hydrogenases

[49]

eda

C. necatorΔeda; key enzyme of ED pathway

[52]

xfp

C. necatorΔeda; key enzyme of the alternative phosphoketolase-dependent pathway

[50]

proC

C. necator ΔproC; indispensable gene for proline biosynthesis

[51]

Counter-selectable marker

sacB

Lethal in sucrose-containing medium

[114]

  1. The antibiotic ranges to some extent is dependent on the culture conditions and drug manufacturers