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Bacterial transformation: distribution, shared mechanisms and divergent control.

Nature reviews. Microbiology - 1 Mar 2014

Johnston Calum, Martin Bernard, Fichant Gwennaele, Polard Patrice, Claverys Jean-Pierre

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Natural bacterial transformation involves the internalization and chromosomal integration of DNA and has now been documented in ~80 species. Recent advances have established that phylogenetically distant species share conserved uptake and processing proteins but differ in the inducing cues and regulatory mechanisms that are involved. In this Review, we highlight divergent and common principles that govern the...

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PMID: 24509783
DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro3199

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