Genetic circularity of the Proteus mirabilis linkage map.
The T incompatibility group plasmid R394 can mobilize the chromosome of Proteus mirabilis strain PM5006. It transferred relatively large segments, corresponding to at least 20 min on the D plasmid chromosomal map of the organism. The frequency of recombination for a large number of selected markers was nearly constant at 5 X 10(-6) per donor cell and it is concluded that mobilization takes place from a number of chromosomal sites. All recombinants were R+ and displayed all properties of the plasmid. By analysing crosses for co-inheritance frequencies of unselected markers, a number of chromosomal loci were assembled in linear array. Linkage between markers at the ends of this linkage group was established to markers at the respective termini of the existing D plasmid linkage group. This established a composite circular linkage map of genes of the P. mirabilis strain PM5006 chromosome.
D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D010957:Plasmids; D011513:Proteus mirabilis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011995:Recombination, Genetic