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Comparative analysis of superintegrons: engineering extensive genetic diversity in the Vibrionaceae.
Genome research - 1 Mar 2003
Rowe-Magnus Dean A, Guerout Anne-Marie, Biskri Latefa, Bouige Philippe, Mazel Didier
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Integrons are natural tools for bacterial evolution and innovation. Their involvement in the capture and dissemination of antibiotic-resistance genes among Gram-negative bacteria is well documented. Recently, massive ancestral versions, the superintegrons (SIs), were discovered in the genomes of diverse proteobacterial species. SI gene cassettes with an identifiable activity encode proteins related to simple...
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