Biofilm Formation Drives Transfer of the Conjugative Element ICE<italic toggle="yes">Bs1</italic> in <italic toggle="yes">Bacillus subtilis</italic>

Biofilm Formation Drives Transfer of the Conjugative Element ICE<italic toggle="yes">Bs1</italic> in <italic toggle="yes">Bacillus subtilis</italic>

ABSTRACT Horizontal gene transfer by integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs) is a very important mechanism for spreading antibiotic resistance in various bacterial species. In environmental and clinical settings, most bacteria form biofilms as a way to protect themselves against extracellular st...

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Autores principales: Frédéric Lécuyer, Jean-Sébastien Bourassa, Martin Gélinas, Vincent Charron-Lamoureux, Vincent Burrus, Pascale B. Beauregard
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Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2018
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Bacillus subtilis
ICEBs1
biofilms
extracellular matrix
horizontal gene transfer
Microbiology
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/ec59f0b5745c47a58eeb09ebc584e533
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