Natural competence for transformation

Current Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 21, 2016, Pages R1126-R1130

  Blokesch, Melanie ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOPHAGES; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84994453347     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.08.058     Document Type: Short Survey

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