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A new insertion sequence, ISCb1, from Clostridium beijernickii NCIMB 8052.
Journal of molecular microbiology and biotechnology - 1 Jan 2000
Liyanage H, Holcroft P, Evans V J, Keis S, Wilkinson S R, Kashket E R, Young M
Abstract excerpt
The NCIMB 8052 strain of Clostridium beijerinckii contains nine copies of a novel insertion sequence, ISCb1, belonging to the IS4 family. The 1764 bp element has 18 bp inverted repeats at its extremities, and generates 11 bp target repeats upon insertion. It contains a 1365 bp ORF whose predicted product (455 amino acids) resembles bacterial transposases. The highly conserved DD(35)E motif is present, as are...
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