Plasmid incidence in the subgroups of two bacterial communities.
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.
Beilstein
Frauke
F
Department of Microbiology/Genetechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany.
Battermann
Anja
A
Dreiseikelmann
Brigitte
B
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
D004269:DNA, Bacterial