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+# Data tables
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+Used to make the analysis.
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+- Table 1: List of elements (protein, recombination site) found in conjugative element of type T, with corresponding functional annotation when available.
+- Table 2: Summary information per element (ICE or CP).
+- Table 3: List of pairs of elements and corresponding information (e.g., wGRR, phylogenetic distance between the hosts).
+- Table 4: Same as Table 3 but here wGRR is computed without MPF genes.
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