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Everyman's Guide to Bacterial Insertion Sequences.
Microbiology spectrum - 1 Apr 2015
Siguier Patricia, Gourbeyre Edith, Varani Alessandro, Ton-Hoang Bao, Chandler Mick
Abstract excerpt
The number and diversity of known prokaryotic insertion sequences (IS) have increased enormously since their discovery in the late 1960s. At present the sequences of more than 4000 different IS have been deposited in the specialized ISfinder database. Over time it has become increasingly apparent that they are important actors in the evolution of their host genomes and are involved in sequestering, transmitting,...
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