Open AccessThe genetic basis of the aggregation system in Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis is located on the large conjugative plasmid pXO16
Author(s) -
Gert B. Jensen,
Andrea Wilcks,
Shane Petersen,
Jesper Damgaard,
James A. Baum,
Lars Andrup
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.652
H-Index - 246
eISSN - 1067-8832
pISSN - 0021-9193
DOI - 10.1128/jb.177.10.2914-2917.1995
Subject(s) - bacillus thuringiensis , biology , plasmid , phenotype , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , bacillaceae , bacillales , genetics , bacillus (shape) , genotype , gene , bacillus subtilis
The aggregation phenotypes Agr+ and Agr- of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis are correlated with a conjugation-like plasmid transfer and characterized by the formation of aggregates when the bacteria are socialized during exponential growth. We present evidence for the association of the Agr+ phenotype with the presence of the large (135-MDa) self-transmissible plasmid pXO16.