Conjugation-mediated transfer of pXO16, a large plasmid from Bacillus thuringiensis sv. israelensis, across the Bacillus cereus group and its impact on host phenotype.

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pXO16, the 350 kb-conjugative plasmid from Bacillus thuringiensis sv. israelensis promotes its own transfer at high efficiency, triggers the transfer of mobilizable and non-mobilizable plasmids, as well as the transfer of host chromosomal loci. Naturally found in B. thuringiensis sv. israelensis, pXO16 transfers to various strains of Bacillus cereus sensu lato (s.l.) at a wide range of frequencies. Despite this...

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