Integrative and Conjugative Elements (ICE) and Associated Cargo Genes within and across Hundreds of Bacterial Genera
J. Kaufman, I. Terrizzano, G. Nayar, E. Seabolt, A. Agarwal, I. B. Slizovskiy, N. Noyes
The paper analyzes ICE and associated cargo genes across 200,000 bacterial genomes, finding ICE genomes are common and linked to AMR gene spread and phenotypic resistance.
bioRxiv · Apr 7, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology