A Novel Integrative Conjugative Element Mediates Genetic Transfer from Group G Streptococcus to Other ß-Hemolytic Streptococci

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2257-2265

  Davies, Mark R ^a   Shera, Josephine ^a   Van Domselaar, Gary H ^b,c   Sriprakash, Kadaba S ^a,d   McMillan, David J ^a,d  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d Griffith Medical Research College   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC ACID; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; CADMIUM; COPPER; KANAMYCIN; ARSENIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHAGE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE EQUISIMILIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENETICS; HEMOLYSIS; INTERSPERSED REPEAT; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE SUBSP. EQUISIMILIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A'; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B'; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP G';

ARSENATES; CADMIUM; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; HEMOLYSIS; INTERSPERSED REPETITIVE SEQUENCES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 64049083538     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01624-08     Document Type: Article

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