Programmed Protection of Foreign DNA from Restriction Allows Pathogenicity Island Exchange during Pneumococcal Transformation

In bacteria, transformation and restriction-modification (R-M) systems play potentially antagonistic roles. While the former, proposed as a form of sexuality, relies on internalized foreign DNA to create genetic diversity, the latter degrade foreign DNA to protect from bacteriophage attack. The huma...

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Autores principales: Johnston, Calum, Martin, Bernard, Granadel, Chantal, Polard, Patrice, Claverys, Jean-Pierre
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3573125/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23459610
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1003178

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3573125/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23459610
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1003178

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