Figure 1.. Schematic of Tn916 showing the four functional modules: conjugation (dark gray/blue); regulation (light gray/green); recombination (black/red) and the accessory gene tet(M) (gray/black with white dots).

Figure 1.

Schematic of Tn916 showing the four functional modules: conjugation (dark gray/blue); regulation (light gray/green); recombination (black/red) and the accessory gene tet(M) (gray/black with white dots). Schematic adapted from: Roberts AP, Mullany, P. Trends Microbiol 2009; 17:251-8;4 ©2009 with permission from Elsevier.

From: The Tn916/Tn1545 Family of Conjugative Transposons

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