I want to knockout a specific gene present in the S. epidermidis ATCC 12228 strain. Kindly suggest me the efficient methods that weren't lethal to bacterial cells.
I created isogenic mutants after transforming my strains with a vector coding for an enzyme that recognizes attachment sites flanking my gene of interest, of course, the enzyme was overexpressed to direct the excision of the gene. I have attached a poster of the work here. Where your gene does not have features like mine, you could go for protocols using Lambda Red recombination system or other Allelic replacement strategies which have worked perfectly in E. coli , is worth trying. You can always cross-check if your mutagenesis protocol shows any deleterious effect on your mutants. Best wishes