Horizontal Gene Transfer of Functional Type VI Killing Genes by Natural Transformation
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-dependent...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2017-07-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/8/4/e00654-17 |