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  • Title: [Formation of stable Hfr strains in R factor RP1 integration with the chromosome of E. coli K12 recA and their use for R-plasmid selection].
    Author: Volozhantsev NV, Stepanshin IuG, Danilevich VN.
    Journal: Antibiotiki; 1982 Feb; 27(2):121-6. PubMed ID: 6279021.
    Abstract:
    Analysis of thermoindependent derivatives of E. coli K12 JC1553 recA (p VD1) carrying a replication thermostable mutant pVD1 of R factor RP1 IncP Ap Km Tc showed that formation of about 5 per cent of them was associated with stable integration of the plasmid with the bacterial chromosome. The respective bacteria had the following features: (1) preserved all the markers of plasmid pVD1, (2) according to the data of the electrophoretic analysis had no extrachromosomal DNA on prolonged cultivation under nonselective conditions, (3) were effective donors of the chromosomal genes, (4) had a low rate of the plasmid marker transfer on crossing with R- recipient. The latter feature was suggested to be used as a test for identification of stable Hfr strains. Investigation of the properties of the transconjugants obtained on crossing of stable Hfr strains with R-recipients rec+ showed that same of them had plasmid DNA with a higher molecular mass as compared to that of plasmid pVD1 DNA. The presence of this DNA was connected with formation of R' plasmid as a result of an irregular exclusion of plasmid pVD1 from the chromosome of stable Hfr bacteria. On the basis of the results a simple method was proposed for selection of R' plasmids having a number of advantages over the classical ones. The perspectives of using thermostable derivatives of RP1 for cloning the chromosome genes are discussed.
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