Evidence for Type III Restriction and Modification Systems in Mycoplasma pulmonis
- 15 March 2007
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 189 (6) , 2197-2202
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.01669-06
Abstract
Mycoplasma pulmonis possesses a cassette of genes that are predicted to code for type III restriction and modification (R-M) enzymes. Transposon disruption of a gene predicted to code for the endonuclease subunit of the enzyme resulted in loss of R-M activity. Genomic data indicate that the cassette was acquired by horizontal gene transfer and possibly located on a mobile element.Keywords
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