Publications by authors named "Leonard J van Zyl"
Appl Environ Microbiol
July 2008
Article Synopsis
- Three large cryptic plasmids from Acidithiobacillus caldus were studied, with the largest being a 65-kb plasmid called pTcM1 isolated from South Africa.
- The plasmids were sequenced and compared, revealing a common backbone in all three, with pC-SH12 showing a 2.7-kb insertion but otherwise mostly shared DNA.
- The larger plasmids, pTcM1 and pTcF1, contain additional genetic elements like insertion sequences and a composite transposon, including genes related to arsenic resistance and plasmid stability.
