Mercury resistance determined by a self-transmissible plasmid in Bacillus cereus 5.

doi:10.1007/BF01140578

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Mercury resistance determined by a self-transmissible plasmid in Bacillus cereus 5.

Biology of metals - 1 Jan 1990

Belliveau B H, Trevors J T

Abstract excerpt

Inducible mercuric reductase activity in Bacillus cereus 5 was plasmid-encoded. Plasmid analysis revealed three plasmids with molecular masses of 2.6, 5.2 and 130 MDa. A mating system permitted transfer of the resistance determinant among strains of B. cereus and B. thuringiensis. Transfer of mer...

Topics

Bacillus cereus
Bacillus thuringiensis
Conjugation, Genetic
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Escherichia coli
Mercuric Chloride
Oxidoreductases
Phenotype
R Factors
Rhizobium
Transformation, Bacterial

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