Transposonlike elements in Caedibacter taeniospiralis

J Bacteriol. 1986 Apr;166(1):349-52. doi: 10.1128/jb.166.1.349-352.1986.

Abstract

We report that the 1.5- and 7.5-kilobase-pair (kbp) transposonlike sequences present in the R-body-coding plasmids of Caedibacter taeniospiralis share homology. The R-body-coding plasmids of two new strains of C. taeniospiralis, derived from strains 169 and A30, carry the 7.5- and 1.5-kbp elements, respectively, inserted at new positions. Sequences homologous to the 7.5-kbp sequence from C. taeniospiralis 47 were detected in the chromosomes of three other strains of C. taeniospiralis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Bacteria / genetics*
  • Base Sequence
  • DNA Transposable Elements*
  • DNA, Bacterial / analysis
  • Nucleic Acid Hybridization
  • Plasmids
  • Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid

Substances

  • DNA Transposable Elements
  • DNA, Bacterial