Selective Pressures to Maintain Attachment Site Specificity of Integrative and Conjugative Elements

Integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs) are widespread mobile genetic elements that are usually found integrated in bacterial chromosomes. They are important agents of evolution and contribute to the acquisition of new traits, including antibiotic resistances. ICEs can excise from the chromosome...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Menard, Kayla L., Grossman, Alan D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3715440/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23874222
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1003623

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3715440/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23874222
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1003623

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