The complete genome sequence of Enterococcus faecalis V583, a vancomycinresistant clinical isolate, revealed that more than a quarter of the genome consists of probable mobile or foreign DNA.One of the predicted mobile elements is a previously unknown vanB vancomycin-resistance conjugative transposon.Three plasmids were identi.ed, including two pheromone-sensing conjugative plasmids, one encoding a previously undescribed pheromone inhibitor. The apparent propensity for the incorporation of mobile elements probably contributed to the rapid acquisition and dissemination of drug resistance in the enterococci
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Allard, J., Grochulski, P., Sygusch, J., Acad, P. N., Lett, O., Paulsen, I. T., … Fraser, C. M. (2003). Role of Mobile DNA in the Evolution of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis. Science, 299(5615), 2071–2074. Retrieved from d:/journals/15418.pdf file:///d:/journals/15418.pdf
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