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The SXT/R391 family of integrative conjugative elements is composed of two exclusion groups.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Apr 2007
Marrero Joeli, Waldor Matthew K
Abstract excerpt
Conjugative elements often encode entry exclusion systems that convert host cells into poor recipients for identical or similar elements. The diversity of exclusion systems within families of conjugative elements has received little attention. We report here the most comprehensive study to date of the diversity of exclusion determinants within a single family of conjugative elements. Unexpectedly, our analyses...
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