Abstract: The invention features a bacterial cell containing an extra-chromosomal vector that includes an inducible rcd gene, wherein the cell, when placed in broth culture, enters quiescence on expression of the rod gene.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 22, 1999
Date of Patent:
February 20, 2001
Assignee:
Cambridge Microbial Technologies, Ltd.
Inventors:
David Keith Summers, Duncan Christopher David Rowe