Marenda Marc, Barbe Valérie, Gourgues Géraldine, Mangenot Sophie, Sagne Evelyne, Citti Christine
UMR INRA-ENVT 1225, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse, 23 Chemin des Capelles, F-31076 Toulouse Cedex 3, France.
J Bacteriol. 2006 Jun;188(11):4137-41. doi: 10.1128/JB.00114-06.
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.
在无乳支原体菌株5632中鉴定出一种整合型接合元件ICEA,它以多个染色体拷贝和游离环状形式存在。ICEA序列在无乳支原体菌株中的分布及其在牛支原体中的出现表明该元件在种内或种间传播。