Cloning and characterization of Streptococcus mutans LM7 plasmid pAM7.
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The 5.6-kilobase-pair cryptic plasmid, pAM7, of Streptococcus mutans LM7 was cloned into Escherichia coli plasmids or a shuttle plasmid to examine whether the plasmid encodes bacteriocin. Plasmid pAM7 encoded proteins with molecular weights of 30,000, 22,000, and 12,000, but none of them appeared to be bacteriocin.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Infection and immunity
دوره 55 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1987