Characterisation of mobile genetic elements in Mycoplasma hominis with the description of ICEHo-II, a variant mycoplasma integrative and conjugative element
Abstract Background Mobile genetic elements are found in genomes throughout the microbial world, mediating genome plasticity and important prokaryotic phenotypes. Even the cell wall-less mycoplasmas, which are known to harbour a minimal set of genes, seem to accumulate mobile genetic elements. In My...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-11-01
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Series: | Mobile DNA |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13100-020-00225-9 |