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Abstract
We use a mathematical model to analyze the dynamics of loss of nonconjugative pACYC184 from populations of Escherichia coli B in glucose-limited continuous culture. This model incorporates both plasmid segregation and selection against plasmid carriage. It is concluded that there is intense selection against plasmid carriage (s = 0.3 per culture generation), which amplifies the frequency of segregants arising de novo.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3312174 PMCID: PMC213944 DOI: 10.1128/jb.169.11.5314-5316.1987
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490