Molecular and General Genetics MGG

, Volume 222, Issue 2–3, pp 438–440 | Cite as

Construction of plasmid-free derivatives ofSalmonella typhimurium LT2 using temperature-sensitive mutants of pKZ1 for displacement of the resident plasmid, pSLT

  • Rod A. Kelln
  • Lauri G. Lintott
Article

Summary

Replication (or partitioning) temperature-sensitive mutants of pKZ1 were isolated and shown to exhibit incompatibility with the resident plasmid (pSLT) ofSalmonella typhimurium LT2. Following displacement of pSLT, the mutant plasmids were effectively eliminated from the cell population by passage at 42° C, yielding plasmid-free isolates.

Key words

Plasmid incompatibility pSLT pKZ1 Temperature-sensitive mutants 

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Rod A. Kelln
    • 1
  • Lauri G. Lintott
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of ChemistryUniversity of ReginaReginaCanada

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