PRESENCE OF MEGAPLASMIDS IN RHIZOBIUM-TROPICI AND FURTHER EVIDENCE OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE 2 R-TROPICI SUBTYPES

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GENIAUX, E [1 ]
FLORES, M [1 ]
PALACIOS, R [1 ]
MARTINEZ, E [1 ]
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[1] UNIV NACL AUTONOMA MEXICO, CTR INVEST FIJAC NITOGENO, DEPT MOLEC GENET, CUERNAVACA 62191, MORELOS, MEXICO
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC BACTERIOLOGY | 1995年 / 45卷 / 02期
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10.1099/00207713-45-2-392
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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Using a modified Eckhardt method, we visualized replicons larger than 1,000 kb in Rhizobium tropici strains belonging to both subgroup A and subgroup B. The megaplasmid of R. tropici CFN299 was characterized. This megaplasmid is different from a cointegrate of various plasmids and from the chromosome. Hybridization of Eckhardt blots of 15 R. tropici strains with fragments derived from the megaplasmids of the type strains of subgroups A and B revealed that the megaplasmids are subgroup specific.
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