| Literature DB >> 6352686 |
C F Kulpa, M T Roskey, M T Travis.
Abstract
RP1, a broad-host-range incompatibility group P1 plasmid specifying multiple drug resistances, has been transferred into the chemolithotrophic bacterium Thiobacillus neapolitanus. The ability of T. neapolitanus to receive, express, and transmit RP1-encoded antibiotic resistances was examined. The data show that this obligate chemolithotroph can accept, replicate, and express heterologous plasmid DNA from a heterotrophic bacterium.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6352686 PMCID: PMC215102 DOI: 10.1128/jb.156.1.434-436.1983
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490