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Pherotypes are driving genetic differentiation within Streptococcus pneumoniae

BACKGROUND: The boundaries of bacterial species and the mechanisms underlying bacterial speciation are matters of intense debate. Theoretical studies have shown that recombination acts as a strong cohesive force preventing divergence in bacterial populations. Streptococcus pneumoniae populations hav...

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Autores principales: Carrolo, Margarida, Pinto, Francisco R, Melo-Cristino, Jose, Ramirez, Mario
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2751782/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19735561
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-9-191