A multicopy plasmid of the extremely thermophilic archaeon Sulfolobus effects its transfer to recipients by mating.

doi:10.1128/jb.177.15.4417-4426.1995

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A multicopy plasmid of the extremely thermophilic archaeon Sulfolobus effects its transfer to recipients by mating.

Journal of bacteriology - 1 Aug 1995

Schleper C, Holz I, Janekovic D, Murphy J, Zillig W

Abstract excerpt

A plasmid of 45 kb, designated pNOB8, was found in high copy number in a new heterotrophic Sulfolobus isolate, NOB8H2, from Japan. Dissemination of the plasmid occurred in six cultures of nine different Sulfolobus strains when small amounts of the donor were added. These mixed cultures exhibited...

Topics

Cell Aggregation
Conjugation, Genetic
Cytoplasm
Genetic Variation
Kinetics
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Pili, Sex
Plasmids
Sulfolobus
Transformation, Bacterial

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