Natural transformation facilitates transfer of transposons, integrons and gene cassettes between bacterial species

S Domingues, K Harms, WF Fricke, PJ Johnsen… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
We have investigated to what extent natural transformation acting on free DNA substrates
can facilitate transfer of mobile elements including transposons, integrons and/or gene …

Acinetobacter

A Nemec - Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract A. ci. ne. to. bac'ter. Gr. masc. adj. akinetos unable to move; NL masc. adj. bacter, a
rod; NL masc. n. Acinetobacter, a non‐motile rod. Proteobacteria/Gammaproteobacteria …

[PDF][PDF] Brisou and Prévot 1954AL

A Nemec - researchgate.net
A. ci. ne. to. bac'ter. Gr. masc. adj. akinetos unable to move; NL masc. adj. bacter, a rod; NL
masc. n. Acinetobacter, a non-motile rod. Rods 0.9–1.6× 1.5–2.5 μm, becoming spherical in …

Unravelling novel mechanisms of horizontal transfer of class I integrons in bacteria. Implications for the dissemination of antibiotic resistance

SMS Domingues - 2016 - estudogeral.uc.pt
Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) contributes to the genetic diversity and evolutionary
trajectories of bacterial populations. In particular, HGT of mobile genetic elements (MGEs) is …

[PDF][PDF] Unravelling novel mechanisms of horizontal transfer of class 1 integrons in bacteria

SM dos Santos Domingues - 2012 - academia.edu
Mobile genetic elements (MGEs), such as transposons and integrons, frequently carry
antimicrobial resistance determinants and can be found widely disseminated among …

Unravelling Novel Mechanisms of Horizontal Transfer of Class 1 Integrons in Bacteria Implications for the Dissemination of Antibiotic Resistance

SM dos Santos Domingues - 2012 - search.proquest.com
Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) contributes to the genetic diversity and evolutionary
trajectories of bacterial populations. In particular, HGT of mobile genetic elements (MGEs) is …