[Isolation and molecular-genetic characteristic of a cryptic plasmid from the Francisella novicida like F6168 strain]. / Vydelenie i molekuliarno-geneticheskaia kharakteristika kripticheskoi plazmidy iz shtamma Francisella novicida like F6168.

A 4 Kb plasmid DNA has been isolated from Francisella novicida like strain F6168. Restriction map of the plasmid was constructed for restriction endonucleases HindIII, XbaI, EcoRV, BgIII. The plasmid pFN10 has been shown to be stably inherited by F. tularensis. The use of pFN10 for the construction of plasmid vectors for microorganisms of the genus Francisella is discussed.