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. 1987 Aug;169(8):3836-9.
doi: 10.1128/jb.169.8.3836-3839.1987.

Conjugal transfer of transposon Tn916 from Streptococcus faecalis to Mycoplasma hominis

M C Roberts, G E Kenny

Conjugal transfer of transposon Tn916 from Streptococcus faecalis to Mycoplasma hominis

M C Roberts et al. J Bacteriol. 1987 Aug.

Abstract

Transposon Tn916 was transferred from Streptococcus faecalis to Mycoplasma hominis by a mating process resembling conjugation with a frequency of 10(-6) to 10(-7). Tn916 was inserted into the mycoplasmal chromosome in single and multiple copies.

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