title: Specificity of transposition of Tn7 in Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
abstract: Tn7 was found to transpose at a high frequency from the plasmid, RP4::Tn7, to the chromosome of Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Seven isolates carrying Tn7 insertions were derived from three wild-type strains isolated from geographically distinct areas, and HindIII and BstEII DNA digests of these strains were probed with a ColE1::Tn7 biotinylated probe. The results indicated that V. parahaemolyticus is similar to several other species which have been studied in having a highly preferred site of insertion of Tn7 in the chromosome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Maryland, College Park 20742.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Thomasian
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Voll
mesh_terms: D015139:Blotting, Southern; D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial; D003227:Conjugation, Genetic; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D009154:Mutation; D010957:Plasmids; D014736:Vibrio parahaemolyticus / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements