A 1440-bp plasmid named pAP12875 was isolated from Acetobacter pasteur
ianus and its nucleotide sequence determined. An open reading frame wa
s found capable of coding for a protein that has similarity with the r
eplication protein of pVT736-1 from Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomita
ns and the 32-kDa protein of phage Pf3 from Pseudomonas aeruginosa.