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. 1976 Jan;125(1):385–386. doi: 10.1128/jb.125.1.385-386.1976

Plasmid-Determined Ability of a Salmonella tennessee Strain to Ferment Lactose and Sucrose

E M Johnson 1, J A Wohlhieter 1, Bruce P Placek 1, R B Sleet 1, L S Baron 1
PMCID: PMC233379  PMID: 1107317

Abstract

The ability of a Salmonella tennessee strain to ferment both lactose and sucrose was attributed to a conjugally transmissible plasmid, deoxyribonucleic acid molecular weight 164 × 106, bearing the genetic determinants of both fermentation characters.

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