title: NIC, a conjugative nicotine-nicotinate degradative plasmid in Pseudomonas convexa.
abstract: The plasmid nature of genes specifying degradation of nicotine and nicotinate in Pseudomas convexa strain 1 (Pc1) is indicated by mitomycin curing and conjugational transfer to other strains. The NIC plasmid appears to be compatible with other metabolic plasmids in Pseudomonas putida.
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D003227:Conjugation, Genetic; D008937:Mitomycins / Q000494:pharmacology; D009538:Nicotine / Q000378:metabolism*; D009539:Nicotinic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D010957:Plasmids / Q000187:drug effects; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D008937:Mitomycins; D009539:Nicotinic Acids; D009538:Nicotine