Phage-inducible chromosomal islands are ubiquitous within the bacterial universe

Phage-inducible chromosomal islands (PICIs) are a recently discovered family of pathogenicity islands that contribute substantively to horizontal gene transfer, host adaptation and virulence in Gram-positive cocci. Here we report that similar elements also occur widely in Gram-negative bacteria. As...

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Autores principales: Fillol-Salom, Alfred, Martínez-Rubio, Roser, Abdulrahman, Rezheen F., Chen, John, Davies, Robert, Penadés, José R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6092414/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29875435
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41396-018-0156-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6092414/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29875435
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41396-018-0156-3

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