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Plasmid-determined 2-hydroxypyridine utilization by Arthrobacter crystallopoietes.

M Weinberger·P E Kolenbrander
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Arthrobacter crystallopoietes has the ability to utilize 2-hydroxypyridine (2-HP) as a source of carbon and nitrogen and forms a blue extracellular pigment when grown in the presence of 2-HP. Ultracentrifugal analyses of pigment producing (Pig+) and pigment nonproducing (Pig-) strains of A. crystallopoietes revealed the presence of plasmid material in both strains. Recovery of plasmid DNA from Pig+ strains is two or three times greater than from Pig- strains. The molecular weight of plasmid DNA recovered from Pig+ strains (62 Mdaltons) is slightly higher than the molecular weight of plasmid DNA from Pig- strains. Consistent with the characterization of plasmid DNA from the two strains is that Pig+ strains contain a 63-Mdalton plasmid encoding 2-HP utilization as well as a cryptic plasmid of very nearly equal molecular weight. Pig- strains contain only the cryptic plasmid.

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ArthrobacterDNA, BacterialDNA, CircularMolecular WeightMutationPigments, BiologicalPlasmidsPyridinesPyridonesJournal ArticleResearch Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

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M Weinberger, P E Kolenbrander. 1979. Plasmid-determined 2-hydroxypyridine utilization by Arthrobacter crystallopoietes.. https://doi.org/10.1139/m79-052

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