The genetic basis of the aggregation system in Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis is located on the large conjugative plasmid pXO16
- 1 May 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 177 (10) , 2914-2917
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.177.10.2914-2917.1995
Abstract
The aggregation phenotypes Agr+ and Agr- of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis are correlated with a conjugation-like plasmid transfer and characterized by the formation of aggregates when the bacteria are socialized during exponential growth. We present evidence for the association of the Agr+ phenotype with the presence of the large (135-MDa) self-transmissible plasmid pXO16.Keywords
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