Number of plasmids per k1 strain

Range 1-11 unitless
Organism Bacteria Escherichia coli
Reference Hartl DL, Dykhuizen DE. The population genetics of Escherichia coli. Annu Rev Genet. 198418: pp. 48PubMed ID6099090
Primary Source Silver RP, Aaronson W, Sutton A, Schneerson R. Comparative analysis of plasmids and some metabolic characteristics of Escherichia coli K1 from diseased and healthy individuals. Infect Immun. 1980 Jul29(1):200-6.PubMed ID6995336
Method Isolation and characterization of plasmid from e. coli strains
Comments Average of 4 plasmids per strain. All 62 Escherichia coli strains possessing the K1 capsular polysaccharide contained plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid, and most (51 of 62) had multiple plasmid species.
Entered by Uri M
ID 102551