Conjugative DNA transfer is enhanced by plasmid R1 partitioning proteins
Bacterial conjugation is a form of type IV secretion used to transport protein and DNA directly to recipient bacteria. The process is cell contact-dependent, yet the mechanisms enabling extracellular events to trigger plasmid transfer to begin inside the cell remain obscure. In this study of plasmid...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-07-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmolb.2016.00032/full |