symbiosis_island SO_0000776
symbiosis_island
ID: SO_0000776
Class
A transmissible element containing genes involved in symbiosis, analogous to the pathogenicity islands of gram negative bacteria.
Nitrogen fixation in Rhizobiaceae species is encoded by symbiosis islands. Evolution of rhizobia by acquisition of a 500-kb symbiosis island that integrates into a phe-tRNA gene. John T. Sullivan and Clive W. Ronso PNAS 1998 Apr 28 95 (9) 5145-5149.
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| Synonym | Scope | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| symbiosis island | exact synonym |