Multifaceted roles of extracellular DNA in bacterial physiology

Current Genetics

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 71-79

  Vorkapic, Dina ^a   Pressler, Katharina ^a   Schild, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Competence; Neutrophil extracellular traps; Nucleoside transporters; Nutrient acquisition; Transition fitness; Virulence

Indexed keywords

DNA; EXTRACELLULAR DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL DNA;

BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BIOFILM; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIFE CYCLE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; QUORUM SENSING;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOFILMS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; QUORUM SENSING;

EID: 84955737405     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: 14320983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00294-015-0514-x     Document Type: Review

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