title: Plasmid incidence in the subgroups of two bacterial communities.
abstract: The plasmid incidence of two bacterial communities from soil and freshwater was determined by endogenous plasmid isolation. The overall plasmid incidence for the communities was about 10%, while the frequency of plasmid-containing members in different subgroups ranged from 0% to 100%. Both communities included a minor population where all members contained several plasmids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology/Genetechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany.
authors.forename: Frauke
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Beilstein
authors.forename: Anja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Battermann
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dreiseikelmann
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000382:microbiology*; D010957:Plasmids / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial