Regulation of CTnDOT Conjugative Transfer Is a Complex and Highly Coordinated Series of Events
ABSTRACT CTnDOT is a 65-kb conjugative transposon that is found in Bacteroides spp., which are one of the more abundant members within the lower human gastrointestinal tract.CTnDOT encodes resistance to the antibiotics erythromycin and tetracycline (Tc).An interesting feature of CTnDOT is that exposure to low levels of Tc induces a cascade of event