Identification and sequence homology relationships of plasmids from various micrococci
Plasmids have been found in strains of the following Micrococcus species M. nishinomiyaensis (9/22), M. luteus (8/47), and M. agilis (1/5). No plasmids were detected in strains of M. lylae (0/16) or M. sedentarius (0/20). Thirty-eight antibiotics and 23 inorganic salts were screened in an attempt to determine plasmid function. None of these antibiotics and inorganic salts were found to be associated with the presence or absence of plasmid DNA within these strains. Minimum inhibitory concentration experiments and curing experiments in which phenotypic change occurred without plasmid loss are the basis for this conclusion. Hydrocarbon biosynthesis parameters in certain Micrococcus strains previously analyzed were also shown not to be clearly associated to the presence or absence of plasmid DNA.
- Research Organization:
- North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh (USA). Dept. of Genetics
- DOE Contract Number:
- AS09-81ER10966
- OSTI ID:
- 6149121
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ER/10966-T1; ON: DE83012617
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products. Thesis
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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