The hidden life of integrative and conjugative elements

F Delavat, R Miyazaki, N Carraro… - FEMS microbiology …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs) are widespread mobile DNA that transmit both
vertically, in a host-integrated state, and horizontally, through excision and transfer to new …

Microbial genomic island discovery, visualization and analysis

C Bertelli, KE Tilley, FSL Brinkman - Briefings in bioinformatics, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Horizontal gene transfer (also called lateral gene transfer) is a major mechanism for
microbial genome evolution, enabling rapid adaptation and survival in specific niches …

IslandViewer 4: expanded prediction of genomic islands for larger-scale datasets

C Bertelli, MR Laird, KP Williams… - Nucleic acids …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract IslandViewer (http://www. pathogenomics. sfu. ca/islandviewer/) is a widely-used
webserver for the prediction and interactive visualization of genomic islands (GIs, regions of …

Pushing the limits of de novo genome assembly for complex prokaryotic genomes harboring very long, near identical repeats

M Schmid, D Frei, A Patrignani… - Nucleic acids …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Generating a complete, de novo genome assembly for prokaryotes is often considered a
solved problem. However, we here show that Pseudomonas koreensis P19E3 harbors …

Triclosan dioxygenase: A novel two-component rieske nonheme iron ring-hydroxylating dioxygenase initiates triclosan degradation

Y Yin, H Ren, H Wu, Z Lu - Environmental Science & Technology, 2024 - ACS Publications
The emerging contaminant triclosan (TCS) is widely distributed both in surface water and in
wastewater and poses a threat to aquatic organisms and human health due to its resistance …

Characterization of an atypical but widespread type IV secretion system for transfer of the integrative and conjugative element (ICEclc) in Pseudomonas putida

A Daveri, V Benigno, JR van der Meer - Nucleic Acids Research, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Conjugation of DNA relies on multicomponent protein complexes bridging two bacterial
cytoplasmic compartments. Whereas plasmid conjugation systems have been well …

Combinatorial pathway balancing provides biosynthetic access to 2-fluoro-cis, cis-muconate in engineered Pseudomonas putida

NT Wirth, PI Nikel - Chem Catalysis, 2021 - cell.com
The wealth of bio-based building blocks produced by engineered microorganisms seldom
include halogen atoms. Muconate is a platform chemical with a number of industrial …

Diversity and evolution of integrative and conjugative elements involved in bacterial aromatic compound degradation and their utility in environmental remediation

J Hirose - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs) are mobile DNA molecules that can be
transferred through excision, conjugation, and integration into chromosomes. They …

Eco‐physiological portrait of a novel Pseudomonas sp. CSV86: an ideal host/candidate for metabolic engineering and bioremediation

PS Phale, B Mohapatra, H Malhotra… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Pseudomonas sp. CSV86, an Indian soil isolate, degrades wide range of aromatic
compounds like naphthalene, benzoate and phenylpropanoids, amongst others. Isolate …

Analysis of the biodegradative and adaptive potential of the novel polychlorinated biphenyl degrader Rhodococcus sp. WAY2 revealed by its complete genome …

D Garrido-Sanz, P Sansegundo-Lobato… - Microbial …, 2020 - microbiologyresearch.org
The complete genome sequence of Rhodococcus sp. WAY2 (WAY2) consists of a circular
chromosome, three linear replicons and a small circular plasmid. The linear replicons …