First description of natural and experimental conjugation between Mycobacteria mediated by a linear plasmid.

First description of natural and experimental conjugation between Mycobacteria mediated by a linear plasmid.

BACKGROUND: In a previous study, we detected the presence of a Mycobacterium avium species-specific insertion sequence, IS1245, in Mycobacterium kansasii. Both species were isolated from a mixed M. avium-M. kansasii bone marrow culture from an HIV-positive patient. The transfer mechanism of this ins...

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Main Authors: Michelle Christiane da Silva Rabello, Cristianne Kayoko Matsumoto, Luiz Gonzaga Paula de Almeida, Maria Carmen Menendez, Rosangela Siqueira de Oliveira, Rosa Maria Silva, Maria Jesus Garcia, Sylvia Cardoso Leão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3250492?pdf=render

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