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The RD1 virulence locus of Mycobacterium tuberculosis regulates DNA transfer in Mycobacterium smegmatis.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 24 Aug 2004
Flint Jessica L, Kowalski Joseph C, Karnati Pavan K, Derbyshire Keith M
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Conjugal DNA transfer occurs by an atypical mechanism in Mycobacterium smegmatis. The transfer system is chromosomally encoded and requires recipient recombination functions for both chromosome and plasmid transfer. Cis-acting sequences have been identified that confer mobility on nontransferable...
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