Plasmid-associated aggregation in Thermus thermophilus HB8.

doi:10.1016/0147-619x(90)90024-7

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Plasmid-associated aggregation in Thermus thermophilus HB8.

Plasmid - 1 Jul 1990

Mather M W, Fee J A

Abstract excerpt

Thermus thermophilus HB8, a moderate thermophile, exhibits visible aggregation when growing on a rich broth. Strain HB8 also contains two cryptic plasmids. We isolated cured strains from HB8 and observed that loss of the 47-MDa plasmid was correlated with loss of aggregation. An enrichment proced...

Topics

Bacterial Adhesion
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Phenotype
Plasmids
Thermus
Transformation, Genetic

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