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Review

Mobile Genetic Elements in Streptococci

by
Miao Lu
†,
Tao Gong
†,
Anqi Zhang
,
Boyu Tang
,
Jiamin Chen
,
Zhong Zhang
,
Yuqing Li
* and
Xuedong Zhou
*
State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
Miao Lu and Tao Gong contributed equally to this work.
Curr. Issues Mol. Biol. 2019, 32(1), 123-166; https://doi.org/10.21775/cimb.032.123
Submission received: 8 March 2019 / Revised: 10 April 2019 / Accepted: 13 May 2019 / Published: 5 June 2019
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Abstract

Streptococci are a group of Gram-positive bacteria belonging to the family Streptococcaceae, which are responsible of multiple diseases. Some of these species can cause invasive infection that may result in life-threatening illness. Moreover, antibiotic-resistant bacteria are considerably increasing, thus imposing a global consideration. One of the main causes of this resistance is the horizontal gene transfer (HGT), associated to gene transfer agents including transposons, integrons, plasmids and bacteriophages. These agents, which are called mobile genetic elements (MGEs), encode proteins able to mediate DNA movements. This review briefly describes MGEs in streptococci, focusing on their structure and properties related to HGT and antibiotic resistance.
Keywords: mobile; genetic; elements; streptococci mobile; genetic; elements; streptococci

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Lu, M.; Gong, T.; Zhang, A.; Tang, B.; Chen, J.; Zhang, Z.; Li, Y.; Zhou, X. Mobile Genetic Elements in Streptococci. Curr. Issues Mol. Biol. 2019, 32, 123-166. https://doi.org/10.21775/cimb.032.123

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Lu M, Gong T, Zhang A, Tang B, Chen J, Zhang Z, Li Y, Zhou X. Mobile Genetic Elements in Streptococci. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 2019; 32(1):123-166. https://doi.org/10.21775/cimb.032.123

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Lu, Miao, Tao Gong, Anqi Zhang, Boyu Tang, Jiamin Chen, Zhong Zhang, Yuqing Li, and Xuedong Zhou. 2019. "Mobile Genetic Elements in Streptococci" Current Issues in Molecular Biology 32, no. 1: 123-166. https://doi.org/10.21775/cimb.032.123

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Lu, M., Gong, T., Zhang, A., Tang, B., Chen, J., Zhang, Z., Li, Y., & Zhou, X. (2019). Mobile Genetic Elements in Streptococci. Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 32(1), 123-166. https://doi.org/10.21775/cimb.032.123

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