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The Gonococcal Genetic Island and Type IV Secretion in the Pathogenic Neisseria

Eighty percent of Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains and some Neisseria meningitidis strains encode a 57-kb gonococcal genetic island (GGI). The GGI was horizontally acquired and is inserted in the chromosome at the replication terminus. The GGI is flanked by direct repeats, and site-specific recombinati...

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Autores principales: Ramsey, Meghan E., Woodhams, Katelynn L., Dillard, Joseph P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Research Foundation 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3153036/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21833316
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2011.00061