Table 7-2 Examples of Metabolic Activities Determined by Plasmids Organism Activity Pseudomonas species Degradation of camphor, toluene, octane, salicylic acid Bacillus a-Amylase stearothermophilus Alcaligenes eutrophus Utilization of H2 as oxidizable energy source Escherichia coli Sucrose uptake and metabolism, citrate uptake Klebsiella species Nitrogen fixation Streptococcus(group N) Lactose utilization, galactose phosphotransferase system, citrate metabolism Rhodospirillum rubrum Synthesis of photosynthetic pigment Flavobacterium species Nylon degradationTable 7–2 Examples of Metabolic Activities Determined by Plasmids Organism Activity Pseudomonas species Degradation of camphor, toluene, octane, salicylic acid Bacillus stearothermophilus α-Amylase Alcaligenes eutrophus Utilization of H2 as oxidizable energy source Escherichia coli Sucrose uptake and metabolism, citrate uptake Klebsiella species Nitrogen fixation Streptococcus (group N) Lactose utilization, galactose phosphotransferase system, citrate metabolism Rhodospirillum rubrum Synthesis of photosynthetic pigment Flavobacterium species Nylon degradation