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A bacterial mutation, risA, in Pseudomonas aeruginosa caused growth inhibition at 43 degrees C of risA strains containing P2 plasmids. Incubation at 43 degrees C resulted in selection for clones that had lost P2 plasmids.
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Chang et al. (1977) studied this question.
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