Horizontal Gene Transfer of Functional Type VI Killing Genes by Natural Transformation

ABSTRACT Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) can have profound effects on bacterial evolution by allowing individuals to rapidly acquire adaptive traits that shape their strategies for competition. One strategy for intermicrobial antagonism often used by Proteobacteria is the genetically encoded contact-...

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Auteurs principaux: Jacob Thomas, Samit S. Watve, William C. Ratcliff, Brian K. Hammer
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Langue:EN
Publié: American Society for Microbiology 2017
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/addfa87f959e491fac945887bfc80b14
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