The application discloses a method for inhibiting horizontal
gene transfer based on fnr knockout of Harveyi
Vibrio, and relates to the fields of
molecular biology and
genetic engineering. The method for inhibiting horizontal
gene transfer comprises the following steps: introducing a target exogenous
plasmid into a conjugative transfer donor bacterium, and then conjugating with a
receptor bacterium. The efficiency of the Harveyi
Vibrio in obtaining the exogenous
plasmid through conjugative transfer is reduced by knocking out the fnr
gene of the
receptor bacterium, and the method has the characteristics of significant reduction in the conjugative
transfer efficiency. Compared with a wild-type host
cell, the efficiency of the host
cell with the fnr gene knocked out in obtaining the
plasmid pMMB207 in the donor bacterium
Escherichia coli through conjugative transfer is reduced by 6.76 times. The method greatly reduces the acquisition ability of the host
cell to the exogenous plasmid, and has great significance in resisting microbial
pathogenicity and
drug resistance.