Open AccessIncP‐7 naphthalene‐degradative plasmids from Pseudomonas putida
Author(s) -
Ferrer Catalina,
Cózar Eduardo,
GarcíaValdés Elena,
Rotger Rafael
Publication year - 1986
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.1574-6968.1986.tb01659.x
Subject(s) - pseudomonas putida , plasmid , naphthalene , camphor , chemistry , pseudomonas , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacteria , biochemistry , dna , genetics , gene , organic chemistry
Seven naphthalene‐degrading and two naphthalene and camphor‐degrading Pseudomonas putida strains were isolated from marine sediments. Most of them carried two plasmids, of molecular size 60 and 200 kb. The naphthalene and salicylate metabolism determinants were transferred to a P. putida strain by conjugation, and the transconjugants acquired either both plasmids or only the 200‐kb one. These plasmids appear to belong to the IncP‐7 group and encode for catabolism of naphthalene and salicylate, but not camphor.