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Plasmid-mediated UV-protection in Myxococcus xanthus

✍ Scribed by McCann, K. ;Clarke, C. H.

Book ID
104769265
Publisher
Springer
Year
1981
Tongue
English
Weight
492 KB
Volume
182
Category
Article
ISSN
0026-8925

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✦ Synopsis

Plasmid R46 was successfully transferred from Escherichia coli K-12 into Myxococcus xanthus strain MD-1 but not into M. xanthus strain XK. Plasmid R68.45 was transferred from E. coli K-12 into both strains of M. xanthus. The effects of these plasmids on survival of M. xanthus after ultraviolet (UV) -254 nm irradiation, the ability of M. xanthus to reactivate irradiated myxophages, and Weigle reactivation of UV-irradiated myxophages by M. xanthus were studied. Plasmid R46 had no effect on UV survival of M. xanthus, but increased the host's ability to reactivate irradiated myxophages. Plasmid R68.45 protected M. xanthus strains MD-1 and XK against the lethal effects of UV irradiation and also increased the host's ability to reactivate irradiated myxophages.

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