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. 1986 Jan;165(1):336–339. doi: 10.1128/jb.165.1.336-339.1986

Conjugative transfer of the naturally occurring plasmids of Acetobacter xylinum by IncP-plasmid-mediated mobilization.

S Valla, D H Coucheron, J Kjosbakken
PMCID: PMC214416  PMID: 3001030

Abstract

Broad-host-range plasmids and cloning vectors were conjugatively transferred to Acetobacter xylinum. One of the plasmids, RP4::Mu cts61, was used for the insertion of Tn1 into the 16-, 44-, and 64-kilobase-pair plasmids of A. xylinum. The Tn1-labeled plasmids could be mobilized by a helper plasmid. Many of the Tn1 insertions affected the copy number of the plasmids.

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