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The transjugation machinery of Thermus thermophilus: Identification of TdtA, an ATPase involved in DNA donation.
PLoS genetics - 1 Mar 2017
Blesa Alba, Baquedano Ignacio, Quintáns Nieves G, Mata Carlos P, Castón José R, Berenguer José
Abstract excerpt
In addition to natural competence, some Thermus thermophilus strains show a high rate of DNA transfer via direct cell-to-cell contact. The process is bidirectional and follows a two-step model where the donor cell actively pushes out DNA and the recipient cell employs the natural competence system to take up the DNA, in a hybrid transformation-dependent conjugation process (transjugation). While the DNA uptake...
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