Plasmid-related transmissibility and multiple drug resistance in Streptococcus faecalis subsp. zymogenes strain DS16. 1979

P K Tomich, and F Y An, and S P Damle, and D B Clewell

Streptococcus faecalis subsp. zymogenes strain DS16 was found to harbor two plasmids, designated pAD1 (35 megadaltons) and pAD2 (15 megadaltons). pAD1 is transmissible and determines a hemolysin-bacteriocin, whereas pAD2 is non-conjugative and determines resistance to erythromycin, streptomycin, and kanamycin. pAD2 could be mobilized by pAD1, but usually involved formation of a pAD1-pAD2 cointegrate.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010957 Plasmids Extrachromosomal, usually CIRCULAR DNA molecules that are self-replicating and transferable from one organism to another. They are found in a variety of bacterial, archaeal, fungal, algal, and plant species. They are used in GENETIC ENGINEERING as CLONING VECTORS. Episomes,Episome,Plasmid
D011815 R Factors A class of plasmids that transfer antibiotic resistance from one bacterium to another by conjugation. R Factor,R Plasmid,R Plasmids,Resistance Factor,Resistance Factors,Factor, R,Factor, Resistance,Factors, R,Factors, Resistance,Plasmid, R,Plasmids, R
D003227 Conjugation, Genetic A parasexual process in BACTERIA; ALGAE; FUNGI; and ciliate EUKARYOTA for achieving exchange of chromosome material during fusion of two cells. In bacteria, this is a uni-directional transfer of genetic material; in protozoa it is a bi-directional exchange. In algae and fungi, it is a form of sexual reproduction, with the union of male and female gametes. Bacterial Conjugation,Conjugation, Bacterial,Genetic Conjugation
D006459 Hemolysin Factors Plasmids controlling the synthesis of hemolysin by bacteria. Hly Factors,Factors, Hemolysin,Factors, Hly
D013293 Enterococcus faecalis A species of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria commonly isolated from clinical specimens and the human intestinal tract. Most strains are nonhemolytic. Streptococcus Group D,Streptococcus faecalis

Related Publications

P K Tomich, and F Y An, and S P Damle, and D B Clewell
November 1979, Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy,
P K Tomich, and F Y An, and S P Damle, and D B Clewell
February 1974, Journal of bacteriology,
P K Tomich, and F Y An, and S P Damle, and D B Clewell
October 1983, Archives of microbiology,
P K Tomich, and F Y An, and S P Damle, and D B Clewell
January 1984, Microbiologica,
P K Tomich, and F Y An, and S P Damle, and D B Clewell
June 1977, Journal of bacteriology,
P K Tomich, and F Y An, and S P Damle, and D B Clewell
December 1978, Gene,
P K Tomich, and F Y An, and S P Damle, and D B Clewell
August 1977, Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy,
P K Tomich, and F Y An, and S P Damle, and D B Clewell
November 1975, Journal of bacteriology,
P K Tomich, and F Y An, and S P Damle, and D B Clewell
March 1980, Plasmid,
P K Tomich, and F Y An, and S P Damle, and D B Clewell
February 1987, Microbial pathogenesis,
Copied contents to your clipboard!