| Literature DB >> 23994142 |
Daniela Ceccarelli1, Matteo Spagnoletti2, Nur A Hasan1,3, Stephanie Lansing4, Anwar Huq1,5, Rita R Colwell1,3,5,6.
Abstract
The presence of SXT/R391-related integrating conjugative elements (ICEs) in Vibrio cholerae O1 and non-O1/non-O139 isolated from clinical and environmental samples in Haiti in 2010 was studied. The main finding of this work was the identification of the novel ICEVchHai2 among closely related V. cholerae non-O1/non-O139 clinical strains. The mosaic structure of this element confirms the role of ICEs as efficient recombination systems whereby new genetic material can be acquired and exchanged, according V. cholerae strains new accessory functions.Entities:
Keywords: Haiti; Integrative conjugative elements; Non-O1/non-O139; Vibrio cholerae
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23994142 PMCID: PMC3999591 DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2013.08.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Res Microbiol ISSN: 0923-2508 Impact factor: 3.992