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DNA circle formation in Neisseria gonorrhoeae: a possible intermediate in diverse genomic recombination processes.
Molecular & general genetics : MGG - 1 Jan 2001
Barten R, Meyer T F
Abstract excerpt
An important attribute that contributes to the virulence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae is its phenotypic variability, which is based on recombination within complex gene families in the genome. In this study we report on the in vivo amplification of large segments of the genome and the existence of circular DNA intermediates in the cell, which might help to explain the evolution of these gene families and provide...
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