title: Transformation of Azotobacter vinelandii with plasmids RP4 (IncP-1 group) and RSF1010 (IncQ group).
abstract: Multicopy plasmid RSF1010 and four of its in vitro-constructed derivatives were mobilized by the self-transmissible RP4 plasmid into Azotobacter vinelandii UW. Modifications of the Escherichia coli transformation procedure of Cohen et al. (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 69:2110-2114, 1972) allowed transformation of A. vinelandii strains UW and ATCC 12837 with purified RP4 or RSF1010 deoxyribonucleic acid.
mesh_terms: D001395:Azotobacter / Q000235:genetics*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D010957:Plasmids; D014169:Transformation, Bacterial