Phylogeny of replication initiator protein TrfA reveals a highly divergent clade of incompatibility group P1 plasmids.
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Incompatibility group P1 (IncP-1) plasmid diversity was evaluated based on replication initiator protein (TrfA) phylogeny. A new and highly divergent clade was identified. Replication assays indicated that TrfA of recently discovered IncP-1 plasmids from Xylella fastidiosa and Verminephrobacter eiseniae initiated plasmid replication using cognate or heterologous origins of replication.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Applied and environmental microbiology
دوره 77 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011