SHUTTLE VECTORS FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF DNA INTO MYCOBACTERIA AND UTILIZATION OF SUCH BACTERIA AS VACCINES

摘要

Shuttle vectors for the introduction of DNA into mycobacteria comprising at least one functional replication origin in said mycobacteria, another functional replication origin in other bacteria, an enzymatic cleavage site providing for the insertion of DNA coding for a protein susceptible of being expressed in the mycobacteria, characterized in that the vectors also carry a gene which makes the mycobacteria resistant to a compound containing a heavy metal.