title: Conjugal transfer of transposon Tn916 from Streptococcus faecalis to Mycoplasma hominis.
abstract: Transposon Tn916 was transferred from Streptococcus faecalis to Mycoplasma hominis by a mating process resembling conjugation with a frequency of 10(-6) to 10(-7). Tn916 was inserted into the mycoplasmal chromosome in single and multiple copies.
mesh_terms: D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial; D003227:Conjugation, Genetic; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000235:genetics*; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements