Isolation and characterization ofAcinetobacter sp. mutants defective in exopolysaccharide biosynthesis |
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Authors: | T. P. Pirog S. M. Stolyar Yu. R. Malashenko |
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Affiliation: | (1) National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Zabolotnyi Institute of Microbiology and Virology, ul. Zabolotnogo 154, 252143 Kiev, Ukraine |
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Abstract: | Nitrosoguanidine-induced mutants ofAcinetobacter sp. defective in exopolysaccharide biosynthesis did not differ from the parent strain in distinguishing physiological and biochemical properties, such as requirements for growth factors, utilization of mono- and disaccharides, and resistance to antibiotics. The genetic relation of parent and mutant strains was shown by 16S rRNA PCR analysis. The comparative study of parent and mutant strains with respect to resistance to unfavorable environmental factors confirmed our hypothesis thatAcinetobacter sp. exopolysaccharides perform protective functions. Hybridization experiments revealed the conjugal transfer of plasmid R68.45 fromPseudomonas putida BS228 (R68.45) to mutant but not to the parentAcinetobacter sp. strains. The role of theAcinetobacter sp. exopolysaccharides in providing the genetic stability of this bacterium is discussed. |
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Keywords: | Acinetobacter exopolysaccharides genetic stability |
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