1. Sequence of the R1 plasmid and comparison to F and R100.
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Cox, Katherine E.L. and Schildbach, Joel F.
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FOOD pathogens , *ENTEROBACTERIACEAE , *KLEBSIELLA oxytoca , *GRAM-negative bacteria , *ENTEROBACTER - Abstract
The R1 antibiotic resistance plasmid, originally discovered in a clinical Salmonella isolate in London, 1963, has served for decades as a key model for understanding conjugative plasmids. Despite its scientific importance, a complete sequence of this plasmid has never been reported. We present the complete genome sequence of R1 along with a brief review of the current knowledge concerning its various genetic systems and a comparison to the F and R100 plasmids. R1 is 97,566 nucleotides long and contains 120 genes. The plasmid consists of a backbone largely similar to that of F and R100, a Tn 21 -like transposon that is nearly identical to that of R100, and a unique 9-kb sequence that bears some resemblance to sequences found in certain Klebsiella oxytoca strains. These three regions of R1 are separated by copies of the insertion sequence IS 1 . Overall, the structure of R1 and comparison to F and R100 suggest a fairly stable shared conjugative plasmid backbone into which a variety of mobile elements have inserted to form an “accessory” genome, containing multiple antibiotic resistance genes, transposons, remnants of phage genes, and genes whose functions remain unknown. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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