Identification of a toxin coding fragment in pBSSB1, a linear plasmid from Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi that can stabilize a multicopy plasmid

Journal Title: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 7

Abstract

Objective: To identify the region conferring stability to pBSSB2 (a linear plasmid, pBSSB1, containing a kanamycin cassette), which is unique to Indonesian isolates of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi. Methods: The open reading frame (ORF) 009 was identified as a toxin coding gene in the plasmid through introduction of translational termination codons in the ORF. Results: The stability function was located in a fragment that spanned nucleotides 5 766 to 6 828 in the linear plasmid genetic map. Ectopic expression of ORF009 in pBAD18 vector indicated ORF009 codes for a toxin. This fragment could stabilize plasmid pUC18 previously destabilized through mutation of the pcnB (plasmid copy number control) gene that codes for polyA polymerase. Majority of the cells expressing ORF009 were non-viable according to phase contrast microscopy. Conclusions: This study demonstrated that a linear plasmid fragment that carries a gene encoding a toxin possibly conferred stability to the parent plasmid. It was able to stabilize a multicopy plasmid of Escherichia coli.

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Sunjukta Ahsan

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  • EP ID EP369580
  • DOI 10.4103/2221-1691.237080
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Sunjukta Ahsan (2018). Identification of a toxin coding fragment in pBSSB1, a linear plasmid from Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi that can stabilize a multicopy plasmid. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 8(7), 365-370. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-369580