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Novel large-scale chromosomal transfer in Bacteroides fragilis contributes to its pan-genome and rapid environmental adaptation

Bacteroides fragilis, an important component of the human gastrointestinal microbiota, can cause lethal extra-intestinal infection upon escape from the gastrointestinal tract. We demonstrated transfer and recombination of large chromosomal segments from B. fragilis HMW615, a multidrug resistant clin...

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Autores principales: Husain, Fasahath, Tang, Kevin, Veeranagouda, Yaligara, Boente, Renata, Patrick, Sheila, Blakely, Garry, Wexler, Hannah M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Microbiology Society 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5729914/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29208130
http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000136