title: [Isolation and primary characteristics of a Pseudomonas (Burkholderia) pseudomallei plasmid].
abstract: Plasmid screening of reference Pseudomonas pseudomallei strains isolated from patients and animals revealed cryptic plasmids with different molecular weights in 30 strains. Plasmids were investigated by restriction analysis and DNA-DNA hybridization. Cryptic plasmids were denoted as pPM1, pCM2, pCM3, and pCM4. The presence of plasmids in melioidosis agent permits their use for intraspecies typing of strains and for genetic studies.
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Zamaraev
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Antonov
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Iliukhin
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Zakharova
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000235:genetics*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000382:microbiology; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010957:Plasmids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D013045:Species Specificity