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Mobile genetic elements in Clostridium difficile and their role in genome function

Approximately 11% the Clostridium difficile genome is made up of mobile genetic elements which have a profound effect on the biology of the organism. This includes transfer of antibiotic resistance and other factors that allow the organism to survive challenging environments, modulation of toxin gen...

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Autores principales: Mullany, Peter, Allan, Elaine, Roberts, Adam P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4430133/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25576774
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resmic.2014.12.005