TRANSFORMATION OF MOLLICUTES WITH SINGLE-STRANDED TN4001 DNA

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KAPKE, PA [1 ]
KNUDTSON, KL [1 ]
MINION, FC [1 ]
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[1] IOWA STATE UNIV SCI & TECHNOL,VET MED RES INST,DEPT MICROBIOL,AMES,IA 50011
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10.1006/plas.1994.1048
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Q3 [遗传学];
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071007 ; 090102 ;
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Acholeplasma oculi ISM1499 and Mycoplasma gallisepticum were transformed with single-stranded and double-stranded plasmids containing Tn4001. The transposon mobilized to the chromosome using both single-stranded and double-stranded DNA at the same frequency. M. gallisepticum transformed at a 2 log lower frequency than did A. oculi ISM1499. Restriction enzyme digestion of single-stranded DNA indicated homologous base pairing in the inverted repeat regions, which could account for the transpositional activity of single-stranded DNA. (C) 1994 Academic Press, Inc.
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