Open AccessSPP1-mediated plasmid transduction
Author(s) -
Umberto Canosi,
G. Lüder,
Thomas A. Trautner
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.617
H-Index - 292
eISSN - 1070-6321
pISSN - 0022-538X
DOI - 10.1128/jvi.44.2.431-436.1982
Subject(s) - concatemer , plasmid , biology , transduction (biophysics) , plasmid preparation , bacillus subtilis , dna , microbiology and biotechnology , t dna binary system , in vitro recombination , transfer dna , recombinant dna , genetics , molecular cloning , gene , pbr322 , bacteria , biochemistry , complementary dna , transgene , genome , vector (molecular biology) , agrobacterium tumefaciens
The virulent Bacillus subtilis phage SPP1 transduces plasmid DNA. Plasmid-transducing phages contain only plasmid DNA. Such DNA represents a concatemer of monomeric plasmid molecules with the molecular weight of mature SPP1 DNA. Biological parameters of plasmid transduction are described.
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