Medical Definition of Col e1
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A plasmid which naturally occurs in some strains of the bacteria Escherichia coli.
It codes for an E. Coli-produced antibiotic called a colicin and immunity to its self-produced colicin (so that it does not unintentionally destroy itself). It is one of a number of such plasmids, each of which code for a different type of colicin. The plasmid is useful for making cloning vectors for making recombinant DNA molecules.
(09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Col E1
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