Association of tellurium resistance and bacteriophage inhibition conferred by R plasmids.
Concomitant resistance to tellurium compounds (Ter) and inhibition of coli-phage development (Phi) are properties mediated by many H2 incompatibility group R plasmids which have been isolated from diverse bacterial and geographic sources. Ter plasmids from tellurium-resistant bacteria that were isolated from sewage and industrial wastes also mediated phage inhibition. Of these Ter plasmids, three from Citrobacter freundii belonged to the H incompatibility group, whereas three from Klebsiella pneumoniae did not.
D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*; D003090:Coliphages / Q000254:growth & development*; D003227:Conjugation, Genetic; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*; D007220:Industrial Waste; D011815:R Factors; D012722:Sewage; D013691:Tellurium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014871:Water Microbiology
D007220:Industrial Waste; D012722:Sewage; D013691:Tellurium