Horizontal transfer of genomic islands (GEIs), that is, chromosomal regions encoding
functions that can be advantageous for the host, plays a key role in bacterial evolution, but …

Conjugative transfer of bacterial plasmids is the most efficient way of horizontal gene
spread, and it is therefore considered one of the major reasons for the increase in the …

Integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs) are self-transmissible mobile genetic elements
that are increasingly recognized to contribute to lateral gene flow in prokaryotes. ICEs, like …

Elements that excise and integrate, such as prophages, and transfer by conjugation, such as
plasmids, have been found in various bacteria. These elements appear to have a diversified …

Strep. to. my'ces. Gr. adj. streptos pliant, bent; Gr. masc. n. mukês fungus; NL masc. n.
Streptomyces pliant or bent fungus. Actinobacteria/Actinobacteria/Streptomycetales …

Recent progress in studies on the bacterial chromosome is summarized. Although the
greatest amount of information comes from studies on Escherichia coli, reports on studies of …

Entry exclusion is a property of plasmids by which the cells that contain them become bad
recipients in additional conjugation rounds. This work reviews entry exclusion essential …

The 34,734-bp element ICESt1 from Streptococcus thermophilus CNRZ368 is site-
specifically integrated into the 3′ end of the gene fda. ICESt1 encodes integrative functions …

We have developed vectors which allowed integration of cloned DNA at a single site in the
chromosome of Streptomyces lividans 66. These vectors made use of (1) an Escherichia coli …

Covering: up to February 2019 Actinomycetes are Gram positive bacteria of the phylum
Actinobacteria. These organisms are one of the most important sources of structurally …