We have divided this review into two major sections. In one, we have attempted to present
an overview of our current understanding of prokaryotic insertion sequences (IS), their …

Ubiquitous bacteria from the genus Oleispira drive oil degradation in the largest
environment on Earth, the cold and deep sea. Here we report the genome sequence of …

The relationships within a curated set of 112 insertion sequences (ISs) currently assigned to
the IS 6 family, here re-named the IS 6/IS 26 family, in the ISFinder database were …

Enterococcus faecium is considered to be a nosocomial pathogen with increasing medical
importance. The putative virulence factor, hylEfm, encoding a putative hyaluronidase, is …

Deinococcus radiodurans is characterized for its extraordinary radioresistance. An efficient
DNA strandbreak repair and strong oxidative stress tolerance are amongst the mechanisms …

Objectives To determine the context and location of the bla OXA-23 carbapenem-resistance
gene and the structure of the resistance island in the chromosomal comM gene in a …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a highly adaptable bacterium that thrives in a broad range of
ecological niches and can infect multiple hosts as diverse as plants, nematodes and …

Some DNA transposons relocate from one genomic location to another using a mechanism
that involves generating double-strand breaks at their transposon ends by forming hairpins …

Lactiplantibacillus plantarum, a widely distributed potential probiotic. Its ecological
adaptability is affected by mobile genetic elements, with prophages being crucial. This first …

A mix of oligonucleotide probes was used to hybridize soil metagenomic DNA from a fosmid
clone library spotted on high density membranes. The pooled radio-labeled probes were …