Mechanisms and impact of genetic recombination in the evolution of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is a highly recombinogenic bacterium responsible for a high burden of human disease globally. Genetic recombination, a process in which exogenous DNA is acquired and incorporated into its genome, is a key evolutionary mechanism employed by the pneumococcus...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-01-01
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Series: | Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2001037015000161 |