Method for the genetic labeling of cryptic plasmids.
A recently developed method for detecting transposition was employed to genetically "label" conjugative plasmids such as F and Ent P307, which do not normally exhibit a readily identifiable phenotype.
D003227:Conjugation, Genetic; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics*; D005144:F Factor; D010957:Plasmids