Abstract
SUMMARY All R factors so far described can be transmitted to Escherichia coli. F-like R factors are transmissible to the Proteus group but not to the Pseudomonadaceae. Among, fi − R factors, I-like plasmids are not transferable to Proteus although they mediate conjugation, allowing transfer of other plasmids to this group. They are not transmissible to the Pseudomonadaceae. P-group plasmids are transmissible to both taxa. Plasmids of groups N and W are transmissible to Proteus (transfer to Pseudomonas was not tested because of lack of suitable markers).
Keywords
PlasmidProteusEscherichia coliPseudomonadaceaeEnterobacteriaceaeBiologyPseudomonadalesMicrobiologyBacteriaPseudomonasPseudomonas aeruginosaGeneticsGene
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- 70
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- 453-460
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Naomi Datta,
R. W. Hedges
(1972).
Host Ranges of R Factors.
Journal of General Microbiology
, 70
(3)
, 453-460.
https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-70-3-453
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- 10.1099/00221287-70-3-453