RpoS regulates a novel type of plasmid DNA transfer in Escherichia coli.

Spontaneous plasmid transformation of Escherichia coli is independent of the DNA uptake machinery for single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) entry. The one-hit kinetic pattern of plasmid transformation indicates that double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) enters E. coli cells on agar plates. However, DNA uptake and trans...

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Main Authors: Yanmei Zhang, Chunyu Shi, Jiafei Yu, Jingjing Ren, Dongchang Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3306417?pdf=render