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Integrons in Xanthomonas: a source of species genome diversity.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 22 Mar 2005
Gillings Michael R, Holley Marita P, Stokes H W, Holmes Andrew J
Abstract excerpt
Integrons are best known for assembling antibiotic resistance genes in clinical bacteria. They capture genes by using integrase-mediated site-specific recombination of mobile gene cassettes. Integrons also occur in the chromosomes of many bacteria, notably beta- and gamma-Proteobacteria. In a survey of Xanthomonas, integrons were found in all 32 strains representing 12 pathovars of two species. Their chromosomal...
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