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Variability in the distribution and composition of insertion sequence-like elements in strains of Mycoplasma fermentans.
FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Mar 1998
Pitcher D, Hilbocus J
Abstract excerpt
Mycoplasma fermentans has been reported to be pathogenic for man. All fourteen strains tested contain an insertion sequence-like element (ISLE) which may be present in multiple copies. To determine whether ISLE copies are similarly distributed in different strains of M. fermentans, restriction enzyme digest fragments of genomic DNA from 14 isolates, from a variety of sources, were separated by electrophoresis,...
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