Linkage of the horizontally acquired ypm and pil genes in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis.
The superantigen-encoding ypm gene and the pil gene cluster governing type IV pilus biogenesis have been laterally acquired by Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. PCR assays on 270 unrelated strains from various environmental and animal sources revealed a significant association of ypm and pil in isolates.
Collyn
François
F
Institut Pasteur de Lille, Lille, France.
Fukushima
Hiroshi
H
Carnoy
Christophe
C
Simonet
Michel
M
Vincent
Pascal
P
D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D044404:Genomic Islands; D005810:Multigene Family; D015011:Yersinia pseudotuberculosis / Q000235:genetics*
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C093313:Yersinia pseudotuberculosis-derived mitogen