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. 1976 Sep;73(9):3238–3242. doi: 10.1073/pnas.73.9.3238

Specialized transduction of colicin E1 DNA in Escherichia coli K-12.

Y Fukumaki, K Shimada, Y Takagi
PMCID: PMC430990  PMID: 787989

Abstract

Genetic studies were made on E. coli K-12 TM96, which carries recombinant molecules constructed by in vitro combination of colicin E1 DNA and a DNA fragment of E. coli for guanine synthesis derived from transducing phage. The recombinant molecules existed as stable plasmids within the cell and contained genes for colicin E1 immunity and the guaA enzyme (xanthosine 5'-monophosphate aminase) together with a part of the lambda genome, R through J: (R-A-F-J)+. A block of the lambda genome, int through Q, was not detected in the recombinant molecule. Thus, this recombinant molecule was named ColEl-coslambda-guaA, and the specialized tranduction of the ColEl-coslambda-guA DNA into various E. coli K-12 cells by lambda phage was described. Lysates prepared by lytic infection of lambda phage onto TM96 or by induction of TM96(lambda) lysogens contained transducing particles which could transduce gua-deleted E. coli to stable guaA+ cells. These transductants were proved to have similar genetic properties as those of TM96. The frequency of transduction was not affected by the presence of an attachement site for lambda, prophage lambda, colicin E1 plasmids, or the recA property within gua-deleted recipient cells. Transducing particles were resistant to EDTA treatment and most of them had an average density of about 1.472. This value corresponds to that of lambda phage particles, which contain about 72% of the lenght of lambda DNA.

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