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Requirement for Vibrio cholerae integration host factor in conjugative DNA transfer.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Aug 2006
McLeod Sarah M, Burrus Vincent, Waldor Matthew K
Abstract excerpt
The requirement for host factors in the transmission of integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs) has not been extensively explored. Here we tested whether integration host factor (IHF) or Fis, two host-encoded nucleoid proteins, are required for transfer of SXT, a Vibrio cholerae-derived ICE that can be transmitted to many gram-negative species. Fis did not influence the transfer of SXT to or from V. cholerae....
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