Table 5-2: Genetic Determinants Borne by Plasmids

Characteristic

Plasmid examples

Fertility

F, R1, Col

Bacteriocin production

Col E1

Heavy-metal resistance

R6

Enterotoxin production

Ent

Metabolism of camphor

Cam

Tumorigenicity in plants

T1 (in Agrobacterium tumefaciens)