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Direct repeats flanking the Bacteroides transposon Tn4351 are insertion sequence elements.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 170 ·No. 1 ·1988-01-00 ·Pages 449-51

Hwa V, Shoemaker NB, Salyers AA

Abstract

The clindamycin-erythromycin resistance (Ccr Emr) region of the Bacteroides transposon Tn4351 is flanked by direct repeats. This study showed that the direct repeats are insertion sequence (IS) elements. Although both IS elements can mediate transfer of the chloramphenicol (Cmr) marker on pBR328 by cointegrate formation with the conjugal IncW plasmid R388, IS4351R-mediated transfer of Cmr occurred at a consistently lower frequency than did the transfer mediated by IS4351L. Analysis of plasmids from the resultant transconjugants revealed IS-mediated activities such as deletions, tandem duplication of IS4351L, and excision of IS4351R.

MeSH Terms
Bacteroides/genetics Cloning, Molecular Conjugation, Genetic DNA Restriction Enzymes DNA Transposable Elements Deoxyribonuclease EcoRI Plasmids Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
Chemicals
DNA Transposable Elements DNA Restriction Enzymes Deoxyribonuclease EcoRI
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Hwa V
Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801.
Shoemaker N B
Salyers A A
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11 references, click to expand
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of bacteriology
Abbr.
J Bacteriol
ISSN
0021-9193
Published
1988-01-00
Pages
449-51
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
2985120R
PMCID
PMC210665
Subset
IM
Grants
NIAID NIH HHS · AI22383 · United States
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