Identification of a Novel Conjugative Plasmid in Mycobacteria That Requires Both Type IV and Type VII Secretion

ABSTRACT Conjugative plasmids have been identified in a wide variety of different bacteria, ranging from proteobacteria to firmicutes, and conjugation is one of the most efficient routes for horizontal gene transfer. The most widespread mechanism of plasmid conjugation relies on different variants o...

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Main Authors: Roy Ummels, Abdallah M. Abdallah, Vincent Kuiper, Anouar Aâjoud, Marion Sparrius, Raeece Naeem, Herman P. Spaink, Dick van Soolingen, Arnab Pain, Wilbert Bitter
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/eea1a510a36f47b798de0fe8e644acad
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