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. 1992 Aug;58(8):2701–2703. doi: 10.1128/aem.58.8.2701-2703.1992

Transfer of Transposon Tn916 from Bacillus subtilis into a Natural Soil Population

M R Natarajan 1, P Oriel 1,*
PMCID: PMC195846  PMID: 16348759

Abstract

A Bacillus subtilis transconjugant with a Tn916 chromosomal insert was obtained through mating with Escherichia coli carrying the transposon as a plasmid insert. Actinomycetes were identified as frequent transposon recipients following the introduction of the B. subtilis transconjugant into a soil microcosm.

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