Autonomous Replication of the Conjugative Transposon Tn916
Integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs), also known as conjugative transposons, are self-transferable elements that are widely distributed among bacterial phyla and are important drivers of horizontal gene transfer. Many ICEs carry genes that confer antibiotic resistances to their host cells and...
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American Society for Microbiology
2018
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/117164 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4999-5486 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8235-7227 |