Characterization of a small mobilizable transposon, MTnSag1, in Streptococcus agalactiae

Abstract

The transposon MTnSag1 from Streptococcus agalactiae carried an IS1-like transposase gene and the lnu(C) gene, which encoded a lincosamide nucleotidyltransferase. MTnSagl could be mobilized by the conjugative transposon Tn916. Au intermediate circular form of MTnSag1 and a putative origin of transfer at the 3′ end of the lnu (C) gene were characterized. Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.