The heritable natural competency trait of Burkholderia pseudomallei in other Burkholderia species through comE and crp
Abstract Natural competency requires uptake of exogenous DNA from the environment and the integration of that DNA into recipient bacteria can be used for DNA-repair or genetic diversification. The Burkholderia genus is unique in that only some of the species and strains are naturally competent. We i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018-08-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30853-4 |