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. 1983 Jun;154(3):1493–1497. doi: 10.1128/jb.154.3.1493-1497.1983

Stability of plasmids R1-19 and R100 in hyper-recombinant Escherichia coli strains and in Salmonella typhimurium strains.

M C Gómez-Eichelmann, H K Torres
PMCID: PMC217633  PMID: 6343357

Abstract

Plasmids R1-19 and R100 dissociate in hyper-recominant Escherichia coli strains in a way that is similar to but slower than dissociation in Salmonella typhimurium. The results presented suggest that the molecular mechanism for plasmid dissociation in hyper-recombinant E. coli strains is different than that in S. typhimurium strains.

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