Insertion sequences (ISs), arguably the smallest and most numerous autonomous
transposable elements (TEs), are important players in shaping their host genomes. This …

CTX-M β-lactamases are considered a paradigm in the evolution of a resistance
mechanism. Incorporation of different chromosomal bla CTX-M related genes from different …

Abstract ISfinder (www-is. biotoul. fr) is a dedicated database for bacterial insertion
sequences (ISs). It has superseded the Stanford reference center. One of its functions is to …

Repeated DNA makes up a large fraction of a typical mammalian genome, and some
repetitive elements are able to move within the genome (transposons and retrotransposons) …

We have divided this review into two major sections. In one, we have attempted to present
an overview of our current understanding of prokaryotic insertion sequences (IS), their …

ABSTRACT Psychrobacter arcticus strain 273-4, which grows at temperatures as low as−
10° C, is the first cold-adapted bacterium from a terrestrial environment whose genome was …

Insertion sequences (ISs) are small DNA segments that are often capable of moving
neighbouring genes. Over 1500 different ISs have been identified to date. They can have …

The bacterium Neisseria meningitidis is commonly found harmlessly colonising the mucosal
surfaces of the human nasopharynx. Occasionally strains can invade host tissues causing …

Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis are closely related organisms that cause
the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea and serious bacterial meningitis and …

Insertion sequences (ISs) can constitute an important component of prokaryotic (bacterial
and archaeal) genomes. Over 1,500 individual ISs are included at present in the ISfinder …