Open AccessDeoxyribonuclease‐sensitive transfer of an R plasmid in Streptococcus pyogenes (group A)
Author(s) -
BuuHoï Annie,
Cespédès Gilda,
Horaud Thea
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1985.tb01120.x
Subject(s) - deoxyribonuclease , streptococcus pyogenes , plasmid , microbiology and biotechnology , strain (injury) , streptococcus , chloramphenicol , streptococcaceae , biology , deoxyribonuclease i , dna , genetics , bacteria , antibiotics , base sequence , staphylococcus aureus , anatomy
The 11.6‐megadalton (MDa) plasmid pIP955, encoding resistance to macrolides and related drugs and chloramphenicol, harbored by Streptococcus pyogenes strain A449, transferred only by filter mating and only into Streptococcus sanguis strain Challis recipient. This transfer was completely inhibited by low concentrations of deoxyribonuclease I and occurred even if the donor strain had been killed.