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. 1981 Aug;39(2):407–412. doi: 10.1128/jvi.39.2.407-412.1981

Cloning and expression of bacteriophage SP02 DNAZ polymerase gene L in Bacillus subtilis, using the Staphylococcus aureus plasmid pC194.

L Rutberg, B Rådén, J I Flock
PMCID: PMC171349  PMID: 6268832

Abstract

HindIII restriction endonuclease fragments of DNA from temperate Bacillus subtilis bacteriophage SP02 were cloned in B. subtilis by using the plasmid pC194. Three hybrid plasmids which permit growth of the mutant SP02 susL244 in suppressor-negative bacteria were isolated. SP02 gene L is thought to code for a DNA polymerase essential for autonomous replication of SP02 DNA. Extracts of bacteria carrying one of these hybrid plasmids, pC194-96, had 10- to 30-fold increased DNA polymerase activity. The plasmid-induced DNA polymerase activity differed from that of the known B. subtilis DNA polymerases in several respects. The results of the experiments support the idea that phage SP02 codes for a new DNA polymerase.

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