Insights and inferences about integron evolution from genomic data

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Integrons are mechanisms that facilitate horizontal gene transfer, allowing bacteria to integrate and express foreign DNA. These are important in the exchange of antibiotic resistance determinants, but can also transfer a diverse sui...

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Main Authors: Martin Andrew P, Kysela Robert F, Robeson Michael S, Nemergut Diana R, Schmidt Steven K, Knight Rob
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-05-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/9/261