| Literature DB >> 17085707 |
Martin Iain Bahl1, Lars Hestbjerg Hansen, Tine Rask Licht, Søren J Sørensen.
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Quantitative determination of IncP-1 plasmid loss from Escherichia coli cells colonizing the gastrointestinal tracts of germfree rats was achieved by flow cytometry. Results show that the plasmid's ability to conjugate counteracts plasmid loss and is thus an important mechanism for the stable maintenance of IncP-1 plasmids within the gastrointestinal environment.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17085707 PMCID: PMC1797123 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01971-06
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792