Conjugative transfer of Tn916 in Enterococcus faecalis: trans activation of homologous transposons.

doi:10.1128/jb.173.22.7136-7141.1991

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Conjugative transfer of Tn916 in Enterococcus faecalis: trans activation of homologous transposons.

Journal of bacteriology - 1 Nov 1991

Flannagan S E, Clewell D B

Abstract excerpt

Tn916 [carries tet(M)] is a 16.4-kb conjugative transposon that can establish itself in multiple copies in Enterococcus faecalis. To study the interaction of coresident homologous transposons during conjugation, an E. faecalis mutant defective in homologous recombination was utilized for construc...

Topics

Chromosomes, Bacterial
Conjugation, Genetic
DNA Transposable Elements
DNA, Bacterial
Enterococcus faecalis
Escherichia coli
Genotype
Plasmids
Recombination, Genetic
Replicon
Transcriptional Activation
Transformation, Bacterial

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