Comparative ICE Genomics: Insights into the Evolution of the SXT/R391 Family of ICEs (original) (raw)

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Figure 1

Schematic of the ICE capture system.

Conjugation between a donor strain bearing a chromosomal ICE and a ΔprfC recipient strain harboring pIceCap, which contains attB, yields exconjugants that contain the transferred ICE integrated into pIceCap. Exconjugants were selected for using a marker on pIceCap and on the ICE. attR and attL represent the right and left ICE-chromosome junctions.

doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1000786.g001