Effect of growth phase and parental cell survival in river water on plasmid transfer between Escherichia coli strains.

AUTOR(ES)

Muela, A

RESUMO

We evaluated the transfer to and from Escherichia coli of endogenously isolated plasmid material from the River Butrón during the growth of three donor strains and two recipient strains as well as after the survival of these parental cells in river water. Transfer frequency varied greatly during the growth of donor cells, with minimum values in the exponential phase; frequency remained constant, however, during the growth of recipient strains. After survival in river water, donor cells lost their ability for plasmid transfer before any other physiological variations in the cells caused by environmental stress were detected. Under the same conditions and during equal periods, however, no variation in the ability of recipient cells to receive and express plasmid material was observed.

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