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. 1976 Oct;10(4):573–578. doi: 10.1128/aac.10.4.573

Classification of R Plasmids by Incompatibility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

H Sagai *, K Hasuda †,, S Iyobe †,, L E Bryan †,, B W Holloway †,, S Mitsuhashi †,
PMCID: PMC429796  PMID: 825030

Abstract

R plasmids identified in Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated in our laboratories were classified by their incompatibility characters by using intraspecies conjugation in P. aeruginosa. The fertility factor, FP2, was compatible with R plasmids belonging to all groups, and was classified in a new group. From these data, the plasmids examined have been placed into seven or eight incompatibility groups.

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