part of part of material entity material entity ICE accessory module Accessory module component refers to genes such as virulence factor (VF) genes and acquired antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) that often exist inside ICEs as the cargo genes and can confer the hosts with selective advantages, which make ICEs a vital role in the process of bacterial adaptation and evolution. Meng LIU (Mia), Oliver He https://academic.oup.com/nar/article/47/D1/D660/5165266 T4SS-type integrative and conjugative element