Natural transformation in river epilithon.
AUTOR(ES)
Williams, H G
RESUMO
Natural transformation was demonstrated in unenclosed experiments incubated in river epilithon. Strains of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus were transformed to prototrophy by either free DNA (lysates) or live donor cells. The sources of transforming DNA and recipient culture were immobilized on filters, secured to stones, and incubated midstream in the river. The transfer frequency generally increased with temperature. No transfer was detected in the river Taff below 10 degrees C. The age of the recipient culture affected the transformation frequencies in situ but did not significantly affect the transfer frequency on laboratory media. Transformation of recipient cultures which had been incorporated into the natural epilithic biofilm and transformation of the plasmid pQM17 in situ were also demonstrated. This study provides the first direct evidence of natural transformation in situ of bacteria incorporated into an indigenous community.
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