Cargando…

Acquisition and Evolution of SXT-R391 Integrative Conjugative Elements in the Seventh-Pandemic Vibrio cholerae Lineage

SXT-R391 Integrative conjugative elements (ICEs) are self-transmissible mobile genetic elements able to confer multidrug resistance and other adaptive features to bacterial hosts, including Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent of cholera. ICEs are arranged in a mosaic genetic structure composed of a...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Spagnoletti, Matteo, Ceccarelli, Daniela, Rieux, Adrien, Fondi, Marco, Taviani, Elisa, Fani, Renato, Colombo, Mauro M., Colwell, Rita R., Balloux, François
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society of Microbiology 2014
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4147863/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25139901
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01356-14