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Horizontal Gene Transfer of Functional Type VI Killing Genes by Natural Transformation

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) can have profound effects on bacterial evolution by allowing individuals to rapidly acquire adaptive traits that shape their strategies for competition. One strategy for intermicrobial antagonism often used by Proteobacteria is the genetically encoded contact-dependent...

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Autores principales: Thomas, Jacob, Watve, Samit S., Ratcliff, William C., Hammer, Brian K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5527308/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28743812
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00654-17