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Unravelling the genetic basis for competence development of auxotrophic Bacillus licheniformis 9945A strains.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Oct 2014
Jakobs Mareike, Hoffmann Kerstin, Grabke Anja, Neuber Stefania, Liesegang Heiko, Volland Sonja, Meinhardt Friedhelm
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Bacterial natural genetic competence - well studied in Bacillus subtilis - enables cells to take up and integrate extracellularly supplied DNA into their own genome. However, little is known about competence development and its regulation in other members of the genus, although DNA uptake machine...
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