Components of the RP4 Conjugative Transfer Apparatus Form an Envelope Structure Bridging Inner and Outer Membranes of Donor Cells: Implications for Related Macromolecule Transport Systems
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- 15 March 2000
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 182 (6), 785-790
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.182.6.1564-1574.2000
Abstract
This study tested for horizontal transfer of plasmids amongBuchnera aphidicola strains associated with ecologically and phylogenetically related aphid hosts (Uroleucon species). Phylogenetic congruence ofBuchnera plasmid (trpEG andleuABC) and chromosomal (dnaN andtrpB) genes supports strictly vertical long-term transmission of plasmids, which persist due to their contributions to host nutrition rather than capacity for infectious transfer. Synonymous divergences indicate elevated mutation on plasmids relative to chromosomal genes.Keywords
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