Mobilization of vitamin B12 transporters alters competitive dynamics in a human gut microbe
Katie A. Frye, Varadh Piamthai, Ansel Hsiao, Patrick H. Degnan
Abstract
transport activity of two of the CTns were confirmed in vitro and in vivo, demonstrating the important role MGEs play in distribution of corrinoid transporters in the Bacteroidetes.
Topics & Concepts
BacteroidetesMobile genetic elementsBiologyHorizontal gene transferInsertion sequenceTransposable elementGeneticsGenePlasmidGenome16S ribosomal RNAPorphyrin Metabolism and DisordersBacteriophages and microbial interactionsGut microbiota and health