Open AccessPreliminary evidence for the linear nature of Thiobacillus versutus pTAV2 plasmid
Author(s) -
Wołdarczyk Mirosałwa,
Nowicka Beata
Publication year - 1988
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.1574-6968.1988.tb13919.x
Subject(s) - plasmid , dna , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , circular dna , thiobacillus ferrooxidans , chemistry , virology , bacteria , genetics , gene , genome
Thiobacillus versutus was shown to harbour pTAV2 plasmid with certain characteristics atypical for cccDNA. Preliminary evidence is presented that the plasmid may have the structure of a double‐stranded linear DNA molecule.