Natural Transformation of Helicobacter pylori Involves the Integration of Short DNA Fragments Interrupted by Gaps of Variable Size

Helicobacter pylori are gram-negative bacteria notable for their high level of genetic diversity and plasticity, features that may play a key role in the organism's ability to colonize the human stomach. Homeologous natural transformation, a key contributor to genomic diversification, has been...

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Autores principales: Lin, Edward A., Zhang, Xue-Song, Levine, Steven M., Gill, Steven R., Falush, Daniel, Blaser, Martin J.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2650093/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19282979
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1000337

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