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Plasmids

Known as: Plasmid, Plasmid DNA, pDNA 
Extrachromosomal, usually CIRCULAR DNA molecules that are self-replicating and transferable from one organism to another. They are found in a variety… 
National Institutes of Health

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Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyDNA Transposable ElementsEpisomesExtrachromosomal Inheritance

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CosmidsF FactorR Factors

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DNA, BacterialDNA, Circularextrachromosomal DNA

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2001
2001
Trends in lipoplex physical properties dependent on cationic lipid structure, vehicle and complexation procedure do not correlate with biological activity.
Using a group of structurally related cytofectins, the effects of different vehicle constituents and mixing techniques on the… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Complete coding sequence of wheat phosphoribulokinase: developmental and light-dependent expression of the mRNA.
We have isolated and sequenced a cDNA clone which contains the entire coding sequence of the precursor to a subunit of wheat… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Physical and genetic mapping of the Salmonella dublin virulence plasmid pSDL2. Relationship to plasmids from other Salmonella strains.
Plasmids of approximately 80 kb in size are found in nearly all clinical isolates of Salmonella dublin and are believed to be… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Conjugal transfer from Streptococcus lactis ME2 of plasmids encoding phage resistance, nisin resistance and lactose-fermenting ability: evidence for a high-frequency conjugative plasmid responsible…
Streptococcus lactis ME2 exhibits at least three mechanisms which confer resistance to virulent bacteriophage. These include… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Characterization of plasmids in Erwinia stewartii
Plasmids in 39 strains of Erwinia stewartii were examined by agarose gel electrophoresis. Most virulent strains had from 11 to 13… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Plasmids in Yersinia enterocolitica serotypes O:3 and O:9: correlation with epithelial cell adherence in vitro
Human isolates of Yersinia enterocolitica serotypes O:3 (biotype 4) and O:9 (biotype 3) harbored plasmids sized approximately 47… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Control of Plasmid R1 Replication: Functions Involved in Replication, Copy Number Control, Incompatibility, and Switch-off of Replication
A small derivative of plasmid R1 was used to integratively suppress a chromosomal dnaA(Ts) mutation. The strain obtained grew… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Characterization of hybrid plasmids carrying individual ribosomal ribonucleic acid transcription units of Escherichia coli
We have screened the strains with ColE1 hybrid plasmids constructed by Clarke and Carbon (Cell 9:91-99, 1976) for the presence of… 
Review
1969
Review
1969
Naturally Occurring Penicillinase Plasmids in Staphylococcus aureus
A series of plasmids harbored by naturally occurring penicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus were surveyed with a… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Circular DNA forms of a bacterial sex factor.
taining 9.3 ;&g of DNA and 832 mg of cesium chloride in TE buffer (0.01 M Tris, 0.001 M EDTA, pH 8.4) was centrifuged at 33,000… 
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