Evolutionary persistence of tripartite integrative and conjugative elements

Integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs) are generally regarded as regions of contiguous DNA integrated within a bacterial genome that are capable of excision and horizontal transfer via conjugation. We recently characterized a unique group of ICEs present in Mesorhizobium spp., which exist as th...

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Main Authors: Haskett, T., Ramsay, Joshua, Bekuma, A., Sullivan, J., O'Hara, G., Terpolilli, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54317