title: Insertion elements in mycobacteria.
abstract: We have isolated and characterised a repetitive element from the genome of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis. This repetitive element shows many features characteristic of a bacterial insertion element.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St. Georges Hospital Medical School, London.
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Moss
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hermon-Taylor
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: McFadden
mesh_terms: D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000235:genetics*; D009162:Mycobacterium avium / Q000235:genetics; D010283:Paratuberculosis / Q000382:microbiology; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D015183:Restriction Mapping
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004269:DNA, Bacterial