| Literature DB >> 16997972 |
Eivind Knutsen1, Ola Johnsborg, Yves Quentin, Jean-Pierre Claverys, Leiv Sigve Håvarstein.
Abstract
More than 100 BOX elements are randomly distributed in intergenic regions of the pneumococcal genome. Here we demonstrate that these elements can affect expression of neighboring genes and present evidence that they are mobile. Together, our findings show that BOX elements enhance genetic diversity and genomic plasticity in Streptococcus pneumoniae.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16997972 PMCID: PMC1698192 DOI: 10.1128/JB.00850-06
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490