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October 14, 1977Science130 citations

Naturally Occurring Plasmid Carrying Genes for Enterotoxin Production and Drug Resistance

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CGCarlton GylesSPSunil PalchaudhuriWMWerner K. Maas

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Escherichia coli strain 86, isolated from a piglet with diarrhea, carries plasmid-linked genes for resistance to tetracycline, streptomycin, and sulfonamides and for production of heat-labile and heat-stable enterotoxin. Results of (i) genetic experiments involving conjugal transfer and phage P1-mediated transduction and (ii) physical experiments involving electron microscopic examination of plasmid DNA and heteroduplex analysis show that a single conjugative plasmid carries the genes for drug resistance and production of enterotoxin.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69d85c8c8c03fbaff8bef1c3https://doi.org/10.1126/science.333581
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