The human oral cavity is host to a complex microbial community estimated to comprise >700 bacterial species, of which at least half are thought to be not yet cultivable in vitro. To investigate the plasmids present in this community, we used a transposon-aided capture system, which allowed the isolation of plasmids from human oral supra- and subgingival plaque samples. Thirty-two novel plasmids and a circular molecule that could be an integrase-generated circular intermediate were isolated. © 2011 Federation of European Microbiological Societies. Published by Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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Warburton, P. J., Allan, E., Hunter, S., Ward, J., Booth, V., Wade, W. G., & Mullany, P. (2011). Isolation of bacterial extrachromosomal DNA from human dental plaque associated with periodontal disease, using transposon-aided capture (TRACA). FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 78(2), 349–354. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01166.x
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