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. 1997 Nov;63(11):4604–4607. doi: 10.1128/aem.63.11.4604-4607.1997

A relative of the broad-host-range plasmid RSF1010 detected in Erwinia amylovora.

E L Palmer 1, B L Teviotdale 1, A L Jones 1
PMCID: PMC168779  PMID: 9361446

Abstract

Streptomycin- and sulfonamide-resistant Erwinia amylovora CA3R from California contained an 8.7-kb plasmid, pEa8.7, with a sulII-strA-strB resistance region; furthermore, PCR, sequencing, hybridization, and restriction analyses showed that pEa8.7 was closely related or identical to broad-host-range plasmid RSF1010. Although RSF1010 has been found in a variety of bacteria, this is the first report of its presence in plant pathogenic bacteria.

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