Isolation by Genetic Labeling of a New Mycobacterial Plasmid, PJAZ38, from Mycobacterium Fortuitum

Overview

Journal J Bacteriol

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Specialty Microbiology

Date 1997 Jul 1

PMID 9209023

Citations 15

Authors

J A Gavigan

J A Ainsa

E Perez

I Otal

C Martin

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Abstract

In a two-step mating experiment with recipient strains of Mycobacterium smegmatis, the Mycobacterium fortuitum cryptic plasmid pJAZ38 was isolated. Plasmid pJAZ38 was genetically labeled by cointegration formation mediated by the kanamycin-resistant mycobacterial transposon Tn611. The region responsible for replication of pJAZ38 was located and sequenced. This region showed homology with the Mycobacterium avium plasmid pLR7 and the Mycobacterium scrofulaceum plasmid pMSC262, a family of plasmids which have been found to be widespread throughout the mycobacteria. Further experiments showed pJAZ38 to be stably inherited in the absence of selection pressure and compatible with the most commonly used mycobacterial replicon, pAL5000. In contrast to pLR7 and pMSC262, pJAZ38 was able to replicate in M. smegmatis mc(2)155, making it a useful tool for mycobacterial genetics.

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