Megacinogenic plasmids of Bacillus megaterium.
Megacins A-216 and A-19213 in Bacillus megaterium are plasmid encoded, as shown by analysis of cured, non-megacinogenic (Meg-) derivatives of strains 216 and ATCC 19213 and by polyethylene glycol-mediated protoplast transformation of Meg- bacteria with plasmid DNA. The results of both techniques implicated a 31-megadalton plasmid, pBM309, in megacin A-216 production and a 29-megadalton plasmid, pBM113, in megacin A-19213 production.
D001410:Bacillus megaterium / Q000235:genetics*; D001430:Bacteriocins / Q000235:genetics*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D008530:Megacins / Q000235:genetics*; D009154:Mutation; D010957:Plasmids; D011409:Propylene Glycols / Q000494:pharmacology; D011523:Protoplasts; D014170:Transformation, Genetic
D001430:Bacteriocins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D008530:Megacins; D011409:Propylene Glycols