Conjugal transfer of transposon Tn916 from Streptococcus faecalis to Mycoplasma hominis

1 August 1987

journal article
research article
Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology

Vol. 169 (8) , 3836-3839
https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.169.8.3836-3839.1987

Abstract

Transposon Tn916 was transferred from Streptococcus faecalis to Mycoplasma hominis by a mating process resembling conjugation with a frequency of 10(-6) to 10(-7). Tn916 was inserted into the mycoplasmal chromosome in single and multiple copies.

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