Role of intraspecies recombination in the spread of pathogenicity islands within the Escherichia coli species.
Horizontal gene transfer is a key step in the evolution of bacterial pathogens. Besides phages and plasmids, pathogenicity islands (PAIs) are subjected to horizontal transfer. The transfer mechanisms of PAIs within a certain bacterial species or between different species are still not well understoo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2606025?pdf=render |