Plasmid-mediated chromosomal gene transfer in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
An indigenous Neisseria gonorrhoeae conjugative plasmid, pLE2450, was tested for its ability to mediate chromosomal gene transfer between gonococcal strains. Plasmid-mediated chromosomal transfer was detected at a low frequency and can be used to establish certain linkage relationships between amino acid and antibiotic resistance markers.
D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial; D003227:Conjugation, Genetic; D005796:Genes; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000235:genetics*; D010957:Plasmids; D011815:R Factors; D011995:Recombination, Genetic