Abstract
Mycoplasma pulmonis possesses a cassette of genes that are predicted to code for type III restriction and modification (R-M) enzymes. Transposon disruption of a gene predicted to code for the endonuclease subunit of the enzyme resulted in loss of R-M activity. Genomic data indicate that the cassette was acquired by horizontal gene transfer and possibly located on a mobile element.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2197-2202 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Bacteriology |
| Volume | 189 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology
- Molecular Biology