Genomic islands are DNA elements acquired by horizontal gene transfer that are common to
a large number of bacterial genomes, which can contribute specific adaptive functions, eg …

Background The Salmonella genomic island 1 is an integrative mobilizable element (IME)
originally identified in epidemic multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar …

Caulobacter phage CbK has been extensively studied as a model system in virology and
bacteriology. Lysogeny‐related genes have been found in each CbK‐like isolate …

Objectives: Bacteroides fragilis, a Gram-negative anaerobic bacterium, is alternately a gut
commensal or virulent pathogen and is an important reservoir for horizontal gene transfer …

Horizontal gene transfer mediated by conjugation is considered an important evolutionary
mechanism of bacteria. It allows organisms to quickly evolve new phenotypic properties …

In our previous study, extensive genomic rearrangements were found in two strains of the
Gram-negative anaerobic bacterium Porphyromonas (Por.) gingivalis, and most of these …

The conjugation is one of the most important mechanisms of horizontal gene transfer in
prokaryotes, leading to genetic variation within a species and the acquisition of new traits …

ABSTRACT The Bacteroides conjugative transposon CTnDOT encodes an integrase,
IntDOT, which is a member of the tyrosine recombinase family. Other members of this group …

Early studies of the Bacteroides mobilizable transposon NBU1 established that excision, the
first step in NBU1 transfer, requires exposure of the cells to tetracycline. More recently, we …

Horizontal gene transfer mediated by integrative and conjugative elements (ICE) is
considered an important evolutionary mechanism of bacteria. It allows organisms to quickly …