Development of Shuttle Vectors for Transformation of Diverse Rickettsia Species

Plasmids have been identified in most species of Rickettsia examined, with some species maintaining multiple different plasmids. Three distinct plasmids were demonstrated in Rickettsia amblyommii AaR/SC by Southern analysis using plasmid specific probes. Copy numbers of pRAM18, pRAM23 and pRAM32 per...

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Main Authors: Burkhardt, Nicole Y., Baldridge, Gerald D., Williamson, Phillip C., Billingsley, Peggy M., Heu, Chan C., Felsheim, Roderick F., Kurtti, Timothy J., Munderloh, Ulrike G.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3244465/