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Native Plasmid-Encoded Mercury Resistance Genes Are Functional and Demonstrate Natural Transformation in Environmental Bacterial Isolates
Plasmid-mediated horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is a major driver of genetic diversity in bacteria. We experimentally validated the function of a putative mercury resistance operon present on an abundant 8-kbp native plasmid found in groundwater samples without detectable levels of mercury. Phylogen...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6918032/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31848306 http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00588-19 |