Regulation of competence-mediated horizontal gene transfer in the natural habitat of Vibrio cholerae

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 30, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-7

  Metzger, Lisa C ^a   Blokesch, Melanie ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; NUCLEASE; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEM;

BACTERIUM COMPETENCE; CELL DENSITY; DNA DEGRADATION; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CONTROL; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HABITAT; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PANDEMIC; QUORUM SENSING; REGULON; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TYPE VI SECRETION SYSTEM; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEMS; ECOSYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 84964575952     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: 18790364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2015.10.007     Document Type: Review

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