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Three Clo DF13 mutant plasmids (designated asclp03, clp05 andclp21) that show a decreased cloacin activity were isolated. The decreased cloacin activity was not due to a reduced number of Clo DF13 copies per cell. The cloacins produced by theclp03 and theclp21 mutant plasmids have a strongly decreased killing activityin vivo in comparison with the wild type cloacin and the cloacin of theclp05 mutant plasmid. Furthermore no lacunae could be observed fromclp03 orclp21 harbouring strains, while strains harbouring theclp05 plasmid showed a 50–100 times decreased frequency of lacunae. In addition theclp05 mutant showed a decreased rate of RNA synthesis inclp05 harbouringEscherichia coli minicells. No complementation between the three mutant plasmids was observed. We suggest that theclp03 andclp21 mutations are located in the gene coding for the cloacin. Since the cloacin produced by theclp05 mutant plasmid has retained all the known wild type cloacin activities, the reduced inhibition zone in the stab test is probably caused by a mutation affecting the expression of the cloacin gene. The nature of this mutation is discussed.
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Andreoli, P.M., Nijkamp, H.J.J. Mutants of the Clo DF13 plasmid inEscherichia coli with a decreased bacteriocinogenic activity. Molec. Gen. Genet. 144, 159–170 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02428104
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