A new integrative conjugative element occurs in Mycoplasma agalactiae as chromosomal and free circular forms.

ABSTRACT: An integrative conjugative element, ICEA, was characterized in Mycoplasma agalactiae strain 5632, in which it occurs as multiple chromosomal copies and as a free circular form. The distribution of ICEA sequences in M. agalactiae strains and their occurrence in Mycoplasma bovis suggest the spreading of the element within or between species.

SUBMITTER: Marenda M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1482908 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature