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Diversity and differential distribution of IS231, IS232 and IS240 among Bacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis and Bacillus mycoides.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Aug 1997
Léonard Catherine, Chen Yahua, Mahillon Jacques
Abstract excerpt
Bacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis and Bacillus mycoides are very closely related bacteria, generally considered as subspecies of B. cereus sensu lato. Different transposable elements have been isolated from B. thuringiensis, including IS231, IS232 and IS240 and their variants. The distribut...
Topics
- Bacillus
- Bacillus cereus
- Bacillus thuringiensis
- Chromosomes, Bacterial
- DNA Transposable Elements
- Extrachromosomal Inheritance
- Genetic Variation
- Genome, Bacterial
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Reference Standards
- Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
- Serotyping
- Species Specificity