Chassy B M, Gibson E, Giuffrida A
J Bacteriol. 1976 Sep;127(3):1576-8. doi: 10.1128/jb.127.3.1576-1578.1976.
Three strains of lactobacilli, Lactobacillus casei subsp. casei 64H, L. casei subsp. rhamnosus OC91, and L. coryniformis M34, were examined for the presence of plasmids. Plasmids of molecular weights of 23 x 10(6) and 16 x 10(6) were found in the first two strains respectively. This represents the first evidence for plasmids in lactobacilli; their function is not presently known.
对三株乳酸杆菌进行了质粒检测,分别为干酪乳杆菌干酪亚种64H、鼠李糖乳杆菌OC91和棒状乳杆菌M34。在前两株菌中分别发现了分子量为23×10⁶和16×10⁶的质粒。这是乳酸杆菌中存在质粒的首个证据;目前其功能尚不清楚。