%0 Journal Article %A Hinchliffe, Edward %A Vivian, Alan %T Restriction Mediated by pAV2 Affects the Transfer of Plasmids in Acinetobacter calcoaceticus %D 1980 %J Microbiology, %V 121 %N 2 %P 419-423 %@ 1465-2080 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-121-2-419 %I Microbiology Society, %X The naturally occurring plasmid pAV2 restricts the entry of the P class plasmid RP4 and the W class plasmids R388 and S-a into Acinetobacter calcoaceticus strain EBF65/65 from Escherichia coli. The W class plasmids only transfer from E. coli into pAV2− strains. Plasmid RP4 is modified in the presence of pAV2 such that it is no longer restricted on entry into pAV2 recipients of strain EBF65/65. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-121-2-419