Transfer of Transposon Tn916 from Bacillus subtilis into a Natural Soil Population.
A Bacillus subtilis transconjugant with a Tn916 chromosomal insert was obtained through mating with Escherichia coli carrying the transposon as a plasmid insert. Actinomycetes were identified as frequent transposon recipients following the introduction of the B. subtilis transconjugant into a soil microcosm.
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Center for Microbial Ecology and Department of Microbiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824.
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