A conserved helicase processivity factor is needed for conjugation and replication of an integrative and conjugative element

Integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs) are agents of horizontal gene transfer and have major roles in evolution and acquisition of new traits, including antibiotic resistances. ICEs are found integrated in a host chromosome and can excise and transfer to recipient bacteria via conjugation. Conj...

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Main Authors: Thomas, Jacob, Lee, Catherine Ann, Grossman, Alan Davis
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77201
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8235-7227