Isolation of a second cryptic plasmid from Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides |
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Authors: | K Dybvig M Khaled |
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Institution: | Department of Comparative Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294. |
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Abstract: | Plasmids have rarely been detected in organisms constituting the genus Mycoplasma. Recently, the isolation of a cryptic plasmid from Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides has been described, and we report here the isolation of a second cryptic plasmid from this species. Restriction map and Southern blot analyses show that the second plasmid is distinct from the previously described plasmid, although a limited region of homology was detected. The availability of mycoplasmal cryptic plasmids may lead to the development of cloning vectors that replicate in these organisms. |
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