Dyer D W, Rock M I, Iandolo J J
J Bacteriol. 1984 May;158(2):689-95. doi: 10.1128/jb.158.2.689-695.1984.
The staphylococcal plasmid phi 11de is capable of transduction in the absence of both a helper bacteriophage and detectable plaque-forming bacteriophage. The mechanism of transfer is distinct from generalized transduction in that it does not transduce chromosomal material and is selective with respect to the plasmid DNA that is transduced. The transductants containing phi 11de have the following characteristics: (i) erythromycin resistance at levels displayed by the donor, (ii) expression of and susceptibility to plasmid incompatibility, (iii) dependence upon the host recombination system during transduction, (iv) complementation of phi 11 mutants, and (v) reactivation of UV-irradiated phage.
葡萄球菌质粒φ11de在既没有辅助噬菌体也没有可检测到的噬菌斑形成噬菌体的情况下能够进行转导。其转移机制不同于普遍性转导，因为它不转导染色体物质，并且对所转导的质粒DNA具有选择性。含有φ11de的转导子具有以下特征：（i）具有供体所表现出的红霉素抗性水平，（ii）表达质粒不相容性并对其敏感，（iii）转导过程中依赖宿主重组系统，（iv）对φ11突变体的互补作用，以及（v）紫外线照射噬菌体的复活。
