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Natural competence in the bacterial pathogen Xylella fastidiosa varies across genotypes and is associated with adhesins.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Dec 2025
Liu Ranlin, Velasco-Amo María Pilar, Arias-Giraldo Luis F, Donegan Monica A, Potnis Neha, Hardy Nate B, Almeida Rodrigo P P, Landa Blanca B, De La Fuente Leonardo
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Natural competence is one of the mechanisms of horizontal gene transfer, an important process that contributes to host-use evolution and other types of environmental adaptation in bacteria. Recently, the plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa has undergone expansion of its host and geographic ranges. Natural competence has been empirically documented for a few strains of X. fastidiosa, but its prevalence across...
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