title: Plasmid transformation of Bacillus sphaericus 1593.
abstract: Plasmids pUB110 and pBC16 were introduced by protoplast transformation into the entomocidal bacterium Bacillus sphaericus 1593. Transformants expressed the antibiotic resistance determinants present on the plasmid and exhibited sporulation frequencies and larvicidal toxicities which were equivalent to those characteristic of the parent strain. These transformations constitute the first report of genetic transfer in B. sphaericus.
mesh_terms: D001407:Bacillus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D009355:Neomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D010957:Plasmids; D011523:Protoplasts; D013754:Tetracyclines / Q000494:pharmacology; D014169:Transformation, Bacterial
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D013754:Tetracyclines; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D009355:Neomycin