Characterization of the ends and target sites of the novel conjugative transposon Tn5397 from Clostridium difficile: Excision and circularization is mediated by the large resolvase, TndX

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 3775-3783

  Wang, Hongmei ^a   Roberts, Adam P ^a   Lyras, Dena ^c   Rood, Julian I ^c   Wilks, Mark ^b   Mullany, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RESOLVASE;

ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSPOSON;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA DAMAGE; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, CIRCULAR; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0034131144     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.13.3775-3783.2000     Document Type: Article

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