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A predatory mechanism dramatically increases the efficiency of lateral gene transfer in Streptococcus pneumoniae and related commensal species.

Molecular microbiology - 1 Jul 2008

Johnsborg Ola, Eldholm Vegard, Bjørnstad Martha Langedok, Håvarstein Leiv Sigve

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Bacteria that are competent for natural genetic transformation, such as pneumococci and their commensal relatives Streptococcus mitis and Streptococcus oralis, take up exogenous DNA and incorporate it into their genomes by homologous recombination. Traditionally, it has been assumed that genetic...

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PMID: 18485065
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06288.x

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