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Identification of a new transposon Tn5403 in aKlebsiella pneumoniae strain isolated from a polluted aquatic environment
Rinkel, Monique; Hubert, Jean-Claude; Roux, Brigitte; Lett, Marie-Claire
1994 Current Microbiology
doi: 10.1007/bf01577436pmid: 7765419
AKlebsiella pneumoniae strain having mobilization “helper” potential has been isolated from the river Rhine. Analysis of the transconjugants resulting from the mobilization of nonconjugative pBR-type plasmids and RSF1010 derivatives showed that the transfer-helper capacity of theK. pneumoniae strain is related to the presence of a Tn3-like transposable element, Tn5403. This element has been identified and localized in a plasmid.