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Ralstonia solanacearum virulence increased following large interstrain gene transfers by natural transformation.
Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI - 1 Apr 2011
Coupat-Goutaland Bénédicte, Bernillon Dominique, Guidot Alice, Prior Philippe, Nesme Xavier, Bertolla Franck
Abstract excerpt
Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is a major driving force of evolution and is also likely to play an important role in the threatening emergence of novel pathogens, especially if it involves distantly related strains with substantially different pathogenicity. In this study, the impact of natural t...
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