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J Bacteriol

Title:		Two conjugation systems associated with Streptococcus faecalis plasmid pCF10: identification of a conjugative transposon that transfers between S. faecalis and Bacillus subtilis
Author(s):		Christie PJ; Korman RZ; Zahler SA; Adsit JC; Dunny GM;
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Journal Title:		J Bacteriol
Year:		1987
Volume:		169
Issue:		6
Page Number:		2529 - 2536
DOI:		10.1128/jb.169.6.2529-2536.1987
ISSN/ISBN:		0021-9193 (Print) 1098-5530 (Electronic) 0021-9193 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The tetracycline resistance plasmid pCF10 (58 kilobases [kb]) of Streptococcus faecalis possesses two separate conjugation systems. A 25-kb region of the plasmid (designated TRA) was shown previously to determine pheromone response and conjugation functions required for transfer of pCF10 between S. faecalis cells (P. J. Christie and G. M. Dunny, Plasmid 15:230-241, 1986). When S. faecalis cells were mixed with Bacillus subtilis in broth, tetracycline resistance was transferred from S. faecalis. The tetracycline-resistant B. subtilis cells contained a 16-kb region of pCF10 (distinct from TRA) that carried the tetracycline resistance determinant (Tetr). This Tetr element was found to transfer between S. faecalis and B. subtilis strains in the absence of plasmids. Genetic and molecular techniques were used to establish locations of the element at several different sites on the B. subtilis chromosome. The Tetr element could be transferred in filter matings from B. subtilis to S. faecalis strains and between recombination-proficient and -deficient S. faecalis strains in the absence of any plasmid DNA. The transfer required direct cell-to-cell contact and was not inhibited by DNase. The Tetr element was shown to transpose from the S. faecalis chromosome to various locations within the hemolysin plasmid pAD1. Together, the data indicate that the Tetr element, termed transposon Tn925, is very similar to the conjugative transposon Tn916 in both structure and function. A derivative of Tn925, containing transposon Tn917 inserted into a site approximately 3 kb from one end, exhibited elevated transfer frequencies and may provide a useful means for delivering Tn917 by conjugation into various gram-positive species"
Keywords:		"Bacillus subtilis/*genetics Chromosome Mapping *Conjugation, Genetic *DNA Transposable Elements Drug Resistance, Microbial Enterococcus faecalis/*genetics Genes, Bacterial *Plasmids Recombination, Genetic Tetracycline/pharmacology;"
Notes:		"MedlineChristie, P J Korman, R Z Zahler, S A Adsit, J C Dunny, G M eng AI-19310/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/ Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. 1987/06/01 J Bacteriol. 1987 Jun; 169(6):2529-36. doi: 10.1128/jb.169.6.2529-2536.1987"