title: [Mobilization of simazine degradation genes by the plasmid pSa].
abstract: The plasmid pSa was found to mobilize the genes for simazine degradation (smz) of the rhizosphere bacterium Herbaspirillum sp.B601 by forming hybrid pSa-Smz plasmids. Independent migration of smz genes into various loci of genome during transfer and elimination of the hybrid plasmids indicated that the genes were parts of a "catabolic island" which could be unstable under certain conditions.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Bazhanov
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Iatsevich
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D003227:Conjugation, Genetic; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D042803:Herbaspirillum / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics*; D012839:Simazine / Q000032:analysis*; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D014169:Transformation, Bacterial
chemical_list: D012989:Soil Pollutants; D012839:Simazine