A LuxRI-family regulatory system controls excision and transfer of the Mesorhizobium loti strain R7A symbiosis island by activating expression of two conserved hypothetical genes

The symbiosis island ICEM/SymR7A of Mesorhizobium loti R7A is an integrative and conjugative element (ICE) that carries genes required for a nitrogen-fixing symbiosis with Lotus species. ICEM/SymR7A encodes homologues (TraR, Trad and Tral2) of proteins that regulate plasmid transfer by quorum sensin...

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Main Authors: Ramsay, Joshua, Sullivan, J., Jambari, N., Ortori, C., Heeb, S., Williams, P., Barrett, D., Lamont, L., Ronson, C.
Format: Journal Article
Published: BLACKWELL PUBLISHING 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14594