The Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens tet (W) Gene Is Carried on the Novel Conjugative Transposon Tn B1230 , Which Contains Duplicated Nitroreductase Coding Sequences
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- 1 June 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 186 (11) , 3656-3659
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.186.11.3656-3659.2004
Abstract
The Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens tet (W) gene is located on the conjugative transposon Tn B1230 . Tn B1230 encodes transfer proteins with 48 to 67% identity to some of those encoded by Tn 1549. tet (W) is flanked by directly repeated sequences with significant homology to oxygen-insensitive nitroreductases. The 340 nucleotides upstream of tet (W) are strongly conserved and are required for tetracycline resistance.Keywords
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