TABLE 1.

Native plasmid distribution and CT-A (TAA) production in B. thuringiensis CT-43 and its plasmid-deficient mutants

Plus and minus signs indicate the presence and absence of relevant plasmid, respectively.

Plasmid	Size	Class 1: CT-43 (CT-A)	Class 2		Class 3		Class 4: F15 (no CT-A)
			CT-43-55 (CT-A)	CT-43-62 (CT-A)	CT-43-1c (no CT-A)	CT-43-7 (no CT-A)
	bp
pCT281	281,231	+	+	+	−	−	−
pCT127	127,885	+	−	−	+	+	−
pCT83	83,590	+	+	+	+	+	+
pCT72	72,074	+	+	+	+	+	+
pCT51	51,488	+	+	+	+	−	+
pCT14	14,860	+	+	+	+	+	+
pCT9547	9,547	+	+	+	+	+	+
pCT8513	8,513	+	+	+	+	+	+
pCT8252	8,252	+	+	+	+	+	+
pCT6880	6,880	+	+	+	+	+	+