CTnscr94, a conjugative transposon found in enterobacteria.
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SUBMITTER: Hochhut B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC178942 | biostudies-other | 1997 Apr
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CTnscr94, a conjugative transposon found in enterobacteria.
Hochhut B B Jahreis K K Lengeler J W JW Schmid K K
Journal of bacteriology 19970401 7
Conjugational transposons are important for horizontal gene transfer in gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, but have not been reported yet for enteric bacteria. Salmonella senftenberg 5494-57 has previously been shown to transfer by conjugation genes for a sucrose fermentation pathway which were located on a DNA element called scr-94. We report here that the corresponding scr genes for a phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent sucrose:phosphotransferase system and a sucrose metabolic pathway are loc ...[more]
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