A Novel Prophage-like Insertion Element within <i>yabG</i> Triggers Early Entry into Sporulation in <i>Clostridium botulinum</i>

A Novel Prophage-like Insertion Element within <i>yabG</i> Triggers Early Entry into Sporulation in <i>Clostridium botulinum</i>

Sporulation is a finely regulated morphogenetic program important in the ecology and epidemiology of <i>Clostridium botulinum</i>. Exogenous elements disrupting sporulation-associated genes contribute to sporulation regulation and introduce diversity in the generally conserved sporulatio...

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Main Authors: François P. Douillard, Inês Martins Portinha, Yağmur Derman, Cédric Woudstra, Tommi Mäklin, Martin B. Dorner, Hannu Korkeala, Adriano O. Henriques, Miia Lindström
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-12-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
<i>Clostridium botulinum</i>
mobile element
sporulation
prophage
<i>yabG</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/12/2431

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