Tn916ΔE: A Tn916 transposon derivative expressing erythromycin resistance

Evidence for a chromosome-borne resistance transposon (Tn916) in Streptococcus faecalis that is capable of "conjugal" transfer in the absence of a conjugative plasmid.

Arthur E. Franke, Don B. Clewell · Journal of Bacteriology · 1981 · 551 citations · Full text

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Transposon mutagenesis as a tool to study the role of hemolysin in the virulence of Listeria monocytogenes

J Gaillard, Patrick Berche, Philippe Sansonetti · Infection and Immunity · 1986 · 441 citations · Full text

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Plasmid transfer in Streptococcus faecalis: Production of multiple sex pheromones by recipients

Gary M. Dunny, Ronald A. Craig, Richard L. Carron et al. · Plasmid · 1979 · 270 citations · Full text

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Highly efficient protoplast transformation system for Streptococcus faecalis and a new Escherichia coli-S. faecalis shuttle vector

Reinhard Wirth, Florence Y. An, Don B. Clewell · Journal of Bacteriology · 1986 · 257 citations · Full text

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A cloning vector able to replicate in Escherichia coli and Streptococcus sanguis

Francis L. Macrina, Janet Tobian, Kevin R. Jones et al. · Gene · 1982 · 251 citations · Full text

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