The mecA gene is carried on a mobile genetic element known as the staphylococcal cassette chromosome (SCC) mec.

[1] A mobile genetic element is a segment of the genome whose position is not fixed.

This is worrying because a plasmid is a mobile genetic element that could be transferred to other bacteria.

This is worrying because a plasmid is a mobile genetic element that could be transferred to other bacteria.

The invention also relates to a transposase coded by a gene which is supported by or isolated from one such mobile genetic element, as well as to a method of producing said transposase.

The so-called LINE-1 retrotransposon is a mobile genetic element that can multiply and insert itself into chromosomal DNA at many different locations.

Control of mosquito-borne diseases: discovery of a new genetic element in the Wolbachia bacterium

Control of mosquito-borne diseases: discovery of a new genetic element in the Wolbachia bacterium

Control of Mosquito-Borne Diseases: Discovery of a New Genetic Element in the Wolbachia Bacterium

The mechanism behind this embryonic killing lies within another mobile genetic element in the Wolbachia genome.

Control of mosquito-borne diseases: discovery of a new genetic element in the Wolbachia bacterium - 20.3.19

The corresponding gene (mcr-1) was found on a mobile genetic element (plasmid), which can be transmitted between bacteria.

The so-called LINE-1 retrotransposon is a mobile genetic element that can multiply and insert itself into chromosomal DNA at many different locations.

The present invention relates to a process for the production, by a prokaryotic host cell, of an active, stable transposase of a Mariner mobile genetic element belonging to the mauritiana subfamily.

The analysis of the genome also revealed that the ESBL gene is carried by a mobile genetic element, that could be acquired from other bacterial species.