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In experimental aquatic microcosms (AMCs), the population of the Escherichia colistrain Z905 harboring the recombinant plasmid pPHL7 (AprLux+) was found to gradually accumulate AMC-adapted cells, which retained the plasmid but differed from the original cells in some biochemical and physiological characteristics. Both the original and the AMC-adaptedE. colicells could coexist with the native AMC microflora for one year or longer. When introduced into AMCs together with native pseudomonads, the AMC-adapted E. coliZ905-33 (pPHL7) cells were more competitive than the nonadapted cells.
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Kargatova, T.V., Maksimova, E.E. & Popova, L.Y. Coexistence of Genetically Engineered Escherichia coliStrains and Natural Microorganisms in Experimental Aquatic Microcosms. Microbiology 70, 211–216 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010437731920
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