Microbial biofilms on macroalgae harbour diverse integron gene cassettes.

Stefano Freddi, Vaheesan Rajabal, Sasha G Tetu, Michael R Gillings, Anahit Penesyan

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Article in Microbiology (Reading, England), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Stefano FreddiSchool of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia.

Vaheesan RajabalSchool of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia.

Sasha G TetuSchool of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia.

Michael R GillingsSchool of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia.

Anahit PenesyanSchool of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia.

Australian Research Council · AUMacquarie University · AU

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Abstract

Integrons are genetic platforms that capture, rearrange and express mobile modules called gene cassettes. The best characterized gene cassettes encode antibiotic resistance, but the function of most integron gene cassettes remains unknown. Functional predictions suggest that many gene cassettes could encode proteins that facilitate interactions with other cells and with the extracellular environment. Because cell interactions are essential for biofilm stability, we sequenced gene cassettes from biofilms growing on the surface of the marine macroalgae

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BacteriaIntegronsBiofilmsDrug Resistance, MicrobialGenes, Bacterialepiphytic microbial communitiesholobiontmicrobial adaptationmicrobial interactionsmicrobiomepangenome

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PMID38488860

DOI10.1099/mic.0.001446

PMCPMC10963911

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