A new integrative conjugative element occurs in Mycoplasma agalactiae as chromosomal and free circular forms.
An integrative conjugative element, ICEA, was characterized in Mycoplasma agalactiae strain 5632, in which it occurs as multiple chromosomal copies and as a free circular form. The distribution of ICEA sequences in M. agalactiae strains and their occurrence in Mycoplasma bovis suggest the spreading of the element within or between species.
Marenda
Marc
M
UMR INRA-ENVT 1225, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse, 23 Chemin des Capelles, F-31076 Toulouse Cedex 3, France. mmarenda@unimelb.edu.au
Barbe
Valérie
V
Gourgues
Géraldine
G
Mangenot
Sophie
S
Sagne
Evelyne
E
Citti
Christine
C
D001483:Base Sequence; D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003227:Conjugation, Genetic; D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D045644:Mycoplasma agalactiae / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015183:Restriction Mapping
D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial