The Bacillus subtilis conjugative transposon ICEBs1 mobilizes plasmids lacking dedicated mobilization functions

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3165-3172

  Lee, Catherine A ^a   Thomas, Jacob ^a   Grossman, Alan D ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN ICE; PLASMID DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN IMMOBILIZATION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TRANSPOSON;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; PLASMIDS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 84864008614     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00301-12     Document Type: Article

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