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Heterogeneity in the Frequency and Characteristics of Homologous Recombination in Pneumococcal Evolution

The bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is one of the most important human bacterial pathogens, and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The pneumococcus is also known for undergoing extensive homologous recombination via transformation with exogenous DNA. It has been...

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Autores principales: Mostowy, Rafal, Croucher, Nicholas J., Hanage, William P., Harris, Simon R., Bentley, Stephen, Fraser, Christophe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4006708/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24786281
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1004300