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insertion element

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insertion element, sequence
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) Genetics a section of DNA that is capable of becoming inserted into another chromosome See transposon


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maltophilia TMP/SMX-sensitive (S) (n = 30) and -resistant (R) (n = 25) strains for integrons; Sul1, sul2 and dhfr genes; and insertion element common region (ISCR) elements, sul1, as part of a class 1 integron, was detected in 17 of 25 TMP/SMX-R.
Bauernfeind R, Benazzi S, Weiss R, Schliesser T, Willems H, Baljer G Molecular characterization of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis isolates from sheep, goats, and cattle by hybridization with a DNA probe to insertion element IS900.
Identification of a novel insertion element, IS/548, in group B streptococci, predominantly in strains causing endocarditis.
 
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