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. 1987 Jul;169(7):3375–3378. doi: 10.1128/jb.169.7.3375-3378.1987

Similarities in control of mini-F plasmid and chromosomal replication in Escherichia coli.

M S Shields, B C Kline, J E Tam
PMCID: PMC212396  PMID: 3298219

Abstract

In Escherichia coli, concentrations of a mini-F plasmid with two origins of replication (oriV and oriS) were 50% lower in fast-growing cells than in slow-growing cells. By contrast, a mini-F plasmid deleted for oriV maintained a uniform concentration in both fast- and slow-growing cells, and in this behavior the plasmid mimicked the control by the host of chromosomal origin (oriC) concentration.

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