Chromosomal gene transfer during conjugation by Staphylococcus aureus is mediated by transposon-facilitated mobilization.

doi:10.1128/jb.172.10.6148-6150.1990

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Chromosomal gene transfer during conjugation by Staphylococcus aureus is mediated by transposon-facilitated mobilization.

Journal of bacteriology - 1 Oct 1990

Stout V G, Iandolo J J

Abstract excerpt

A chromosomal copy of the transposon Tn551 and a copy coresident on a gentamicin-resistant conjugative plasmid of Staphylococcus aureus resulted in the mobilization of chromosomal genes during filter mating. Gene mobilization was recA dependent and was not restricted to any specific region of the...

Topics

Chromosomes, Bacterial
Conjugation, Genetic
DNA Transposable Elements
Genes, Bacterial
Genotype
Staphylococcus aureus
Transfection

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