# B.subtilis-GFP

This repository describes how to get GFP inserted in _Bacillus subtilis_ 168 _amyE_ locus


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**strain**        | _B. subtilis_ 168-GFP
**synonyms**      | 168-GFP
**parents**       | 168 wild type
**obtained from** | ICOS lab
**owner**         | Jonathan Tellechea

### Genotype

_trpC2_, _BC207-ble_, _amyE::GFP-cat_

### Phenotype

Trp(-), Zeocin resistant, Chloramphenicol resistant, GFP emission. 

### Comments

168-GFP emitting strain. Barcode 207 present in barcoding site between _ybxH_ and _ybxI_ genes (Zeocin resistant gene was kept next to the barcode sequence). 

### References

1. BURKHOLDER PR, GILES NH Jr. Induced biochemical mutations in Bacillus subtilis. Am J Bot. 1947 Jun; 34(6):345-8.
2. Jan-Willem Veening, Heath Murray and Jeff Errington. A mechanism for cell cycle regulation of sporulation initiation in Bacillus subtilis. Genes Dev. 2009, 23.