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Plasmid Transfer via Transduction from Streptococcus thermophilus to Lactococcus lactis

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: Using Streptococcus thermophilus phages, plasmid transduction in Lactococcus lactis was demonstrated. The transduction frequencies were 4 orders of magnitude lower in L. lactis than in S. thermophilus. These results are the first evidence that there is phage-mediated direct transfer of DNA from S. thermophilus to L. lactis. The implications of these results for phage evolution are discussed.

Source: Journal of Bacteriology

DOI: 10.1128/jb.01448-07

Authors: Andreas Ammann, Horst Neve, Arnold Geis, Knut J. Heller

Institution: Max Rubner Institut

Language: English

Topic: Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

Subfield: Virology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2118942471

FWCI: 1.321

Cites: 30

Cited by: 40

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