TABLE 3.
Dependence of gonococcal β-lactamase-producing plasmids on DNA Pol I
| Plasmid (type) | Establisment and maintenancea
|
|
|---|---|---|
| SR1672 (polA) | SR1758 (polA+) | |
| pJD4 (Asia) | + | + |
| pAS84/417 (New Zealand) | + | + |
| pJD7 (Toronto) | + | + |
| pGO4117 (Rio) | + | + |
| pJD9/pFP9 | + | + |
| pJD5 (Africa) | − | + |
| pGF1 (Nîmes) | − | + |
| pBluescript KS+ | − | + |
| pBlu-BamHIb | + | + |
| pBR322 | − | + |
a
Symbols: +, plasmid was able to maintain itself in the host; −, plasmid was not able to establish and maintain itself in the host.
b
The large BamHI fragment of pJD4 was inserted into the BamHI site of pBluescript KS.