Table 2.

Transfer efficiencies of pWD2-oriT between E. coli and Pseudoalteromonas strains

Recipient strains	CFU*	Transconjugants &	Efficiency
A37-1-2	4.7 × 107	3.0 × 104	6.4 × 10−4
TAC125	2.5 × 107	1.8 × 102	7.2 × 10−6
SM20429	3.2 × 107	1.4 × 104	4.4 × 10−4
SM9913	3.8 × 107	1.6 × 104	4.2 × 10−4
DSM 16099	1.5 × 108	1.6 × 103	1.1 × 10−5
DSM 16098	9.5 × 107	1.3 × 102	1.4 × 10−6
DSM 6842	8.7 × 107	9.4 × 101	1.1 × 10−6
SCSIO 04301	9.7 × 107	1.6 × 105	1.6 × 10−3
SCSIO 11900	3.0 × 107	9.8 × 101	3.3 × 10−6

*Average number of recipient cells in two replicates.

^&Average number of transconjugants in two replicate conjugations plated in triplicate plates; approximately 1/10^th of the total conjugation volume was plated.