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Evolution of competence and DNA uptake specificity in the Pasteurellaceae.
BMC evolutionary biology - 12 Oct 2006
Redfield Rosemary J, Findlay Wendy A, Bossé Janine, Kroll J Simon, Cameron Andrew D S, Nash John He
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BACKGROUND: Many bacteria can take up DNA, but the evolutionary history and function of natural competence and transformation remain obscure. The sporadic distribution of competence suggests it is frequently lost and/or gained, but this has not been examined in an explicitly phylogenetic context....
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