TABLE 2.
Mobilization of the E. coli chromosome by R751 and the R1162 Mob systema
Donor strain | No. of transconjugants per donor with chromosomal marker:
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Tra+ Mob+ | Mob+ | Tra+ | |
dusC::Kan | 5.5 × 10−7 | <7.2 × 10−9 | 1.8 × 10−8 |
yeiR::Kan | 4.5 × 10−7 | 3.4 × 10−9 | <1.4 × 10−8 |
[ΔoriT]::Cam yeiR::Kan | 4.3 × 10−7 | NT | 1.5 × 10−9 |
Donors contained R751 and either pUT1841 or pUT1559 (Fig. 2) (Tra+ Mob+), pUT1841 or pUT1559 alone (Mob+), or R751 alone (Tra+). NT, not tested.