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. 1971 Dec;108(3):1244–1249. doi: 10.1128/jb.108.3.1244-1249.1971

Properties of an R Factor from Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Naomi Datta 1, R W Hedges 1, Elizabeth J Shaw 1, R B Sykes 1, M H Richmond 1
PMCID: PMC247211  PMID: 4945193

Abstract

An R factor from Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which confers resistance to penicillins, kanamycin, and tetracycline, was studied in Escherichia coli K-12. The R factor could coexist with F-like or I-like plasmids and therefore constituted a novel compatibility group. The R factor was transferable from E. coli to bacterial genera outside the Enterobacteriaceae (Pseudomonas and members of the Rhizobiaceae) to which transfer of F-like and I-like plasmids could not be demonstrated.

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