A gene transfer agent and a dynamic repertoire of secretion systems hold the keys to the explosive radiation of the emerging pathogen Bartonella.

A gene transfer agent and a dynamic repertoire of secretion systems hold the keys to the explosive radiation of the emerging pathogen Bartonella.

Gene transfer agents (GTAs) randomly transfer short fragments of a bacterial genome. A novel putative GTA was recently discovered in the mouse-infecting bacterium Bartonella grahamii. Although GTAs are widespread in phylogenetically diverse bacteria, their role in evolution is largely unknown. Here,...

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Main Authors: Lionel Guy, Björn Nystedt, Christina Toft, Katarzyna Zaremba-Niedzwiedzka, Eva C Berglund, Fredrik Granberg, Kristina Näslund, Ann-Sofie Eriksson, Siv G E Andersson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-03-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3610622?pdf=render

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