Chromosomal integration of Tn5253 occurs downstream of a conserved 11-bp sequence of the rbgA gene in Streptococcus pneumoniae and in all the other known hosts of this integrative conjugative element (ICE).
Francesco SantoroValeria FoxAlessandra RomeoElisa LazzeriGianni PozziFrancesco IannelliPublished in: Mobile DNA (2021)
A functional characterization of the Tn5253 attB integration site combined with genome analysis contributed to elucidating the potential of Tn5253 horizontal gene transfer among different bacterial species.