insertion sequence

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insertion sequence

Any of several discrete DNA sequences that repeat at various sites on a bacterial chromosome, on certain plasmids, and on bacteriophages and that can move from one site to another on the chromosome, to another plasmid in the same bacterium, or to a bacteriophage.

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Moreover, in some species, rapid genomic rearrangements occur because of repeats or insertion sequences, so even if isolates descended from a common ancestor that arose several decades ago, they may not readily be seen to be minor variants of the same clone.

Coxiella burnetii genotyping by Raoult, Didier / Emerging Infectious Diseases

ulcerans by using PCR with specific insertion sequence 2404 as a target (8).

Buruli ulcer distribution in Benin by Portaels, Francoise / Emerging Infectious Diseases

Since the insertion sequence we observed in the HA gene is novel, we used molecular modeling to visualize the effect this insertion has on the HA0 protein.

Novel avian influenza H7N3 strain outbreak, British Columbia by Paetzel, Mark / Emerging Infectious Diseases

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