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Detection of plasmids in strains of Bacteroides ureolyticus isolated from the genital tract
Author(s) -
Fontaine E.A.,
Abeck D.,
Johnson A.P.,
TaylorRobinson D.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1988.tb01228.x
Subject(s) - plasmid , bacteroides , microbiology and biotechnology , genital tract , biology , bacteroidaceae , bacteria , gene , genetics , physiology
Plasmids were detected in 17 of 24 clinical isolates of Bacteroides ureolyticus. All 17 strains harboured a single large plasmid of ≥24·5 MD but two also had smaller plasmids of 2·3 and 3·9 MD, respectively. The function of the plasmids is unknown.