Characterization of cryptic plasmids pDP1 and pSMB1 of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Authors
Oggioni, MR Iannelli, F Pozzi, G
Citation
Mr. Oggioni et al., Characterization of cryptic plasmids pDP1 and pSMB1 of Streptococcus pneumoniae, PLASMID, 41(1), 1999, pp. 70-72
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Molecular Biology & Genetics
Journal title
PLASMID
ISSN journal
0147619X → ACNP
Volume
41
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
70 - 72
Database
ISI
SICI code
0147-619X(199901)41:1<70:COCPPA>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Cryptic plasmids pDP1 and pSMB1 from clinical strains of Streptococcus pneu moniae isolated 74 years apart were found to be essentially identical in th eir nucleotide sequence. pDP1, 3161 bp, contains live codirectional ORFs an d presents all the general features of plasmids replicating by the rolling circle mechanism. The rep gene, 963 bp, is highly homologous to the rep gen e of other streptococcal plasmids of the pC194 family. (C) 1999 Academic Pr ess.