Conjugative transposons: the tip of the iceberg
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- 31 October 2002
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Molecular Microbiology
- Vol. 46 (3) , 601-610
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2958.2002.03191.x
Abstract
Elements that excise and integrate, such as prophages, and transfer by conjugation, such as plasmids, have been found in various bacteria. These elements appear to have a diversified set of character...Keywords
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