Global diversity of integrating conjugative elements (ICEs) in Helicobacter pylori and their influence on genome architecture
Andrés Julián Gutiérrez-Escobar, Mrinalini Srinivasan, Zilia Y. Muñoz-Ramírez, Filipa F. Vale, Difei Wang, Santiago Sandoval‐Motta, John P. Dekker, Kaisa Thorell, Maria Constanza Camargo, Yoshio Yamaoka, Wolfgang H. Fischer
The paper analyzes ICE content and variability in 1011 H. pylori strains, showing their prevalence, gene erosion, and role in shaping genome architecture through horizontal transfer and recombination.
bioRxiv · Aug 25, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology