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Social behavior and decision making in bacterial conjugation

Bacteria frequently acquire novel genes by horizontal gene transfer (HGT). HGT through the process of bacterial conjugation is highly efficient and depends on the presence of conjugative plasmids (CPs) or integrated conjugative elements (ICEs) that provide the necessary genes for DNA transmission. T...

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Autores principales: Koraimann, Günther, Wagner, Maria A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4010749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24809026
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2014.00054