Research Article
Self-Conjugation of the Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Adherence Factor Plasmid of Four Typical EPEC Isolates
Table 3
Frequencies of conjugal transfer of the pEAF plasmid of four tEPEC strains.
| | | Recipient | | Donor tEPEC strain | DH5αRN | D3319RN | D3264RN |
| | D0131 pD0131::km | 1.1 × 10−7 to 7.9 × 10−8 | 2.8 to 4.2 × 10−8 | 1.3 × 10−8 to 7.5 × 10−8 | | D3152 pD3152::km | 2.8 × 10−6 to 2.5 × 10−8 | 2.3 × 10−7 | 8.2 × 10−8 to 9.4 × 10−8 | | D3048 pD3048::km | 5.2 × 10−7 to 9.3 × 10−7 | 1.8 × 10−6 to 3.6 × 10−9 | 1.0 × 10−7 to 6.2 × 10−9 | | D3129 pD3129::km | 2.4 × 10−6 to 2.0 × 10−8 | 1.5 × 10−6 to 3.3 × 10−7 | 1.3 × 10−7 to 5.6 × 10−8 |
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The experiments were repeated at least twice. and nalidixic acid resistant derivatives.
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