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Characterization of a Small Mobilizable Transposon, MTnSag1, in Streptococcus agalactiae

Service de Microbiologie and EA 2128 Interactions hôte et microorganismes des épithéliums, CHU Côte de Nacre, Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, 14033 Caen cedex, France

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	Abstract

The transposon MTnSag1 from Streptococcus agalactiae carried an IS1-like transposase gene and the lnu(C) gene that encoded a lincosamide nucleotidyltransferase. MTnSag1 could be mobilized by the conjugative transposon Tn916. An intermediate circular form of MTnSag1and a putative origin of transfer at the 3' end of the lnu(C) gene were characterized.