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Carbohydrate metabolic systems present on genomic islands are lost and gained in Vibrio parahaemolyticus

BACKGROUND: Utilizing unique carbohydrates or utilizing them more efficiently help bacteria expand and colonize new niches. Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) of catabolic systems is a powerful mechanism by which bacteria can acquire new phenotypic traits that can increase survival and fitness in differ...

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Autores principales: Regmi, Abish, Boyd, Ethna Fidelma
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6537148/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31133029
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-019-1487-6