The Gonococcal Genetic Island and Type IV Secretion in the Pathogenic Neisseria

Eighty percent of Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains and some Neisseria meningitidis strains encode a 57-kb gonococcal genetic island (GGI). The GGI was horizontally acquired and is inserted in the chromosome at the replication terminus. The GGI is flanked by direct repeats, and site-specific recombinati...

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Main Authors: Ramsey, Meghan E., Woodhams, Katelynn L., Dillard, Joseph P.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Research Foundation 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3153036/