2024-10-14Zeitschriftenartikel
Intragenomic conflicts with plasmids and chromosomal mobile genetic elements drive the evolution of natural transformation within species
Mazzamurro, Fanny; Chirakadavil, Jason Baby; Durieux, Isabelle; Ludovic, Poiré; Plantade, Julie; Ginevra, Christophe; Jarraud, Sophie; Wilharm, Gottfried; Charpentier, Xavier; Rocha, Eduardo P. C.
Natural transformation is the only mechanism of genetic exchange controlled by the recipient bacteria. We quantified its rates in 786 clinical strains of the human pathogens Legionella pneumophila (Lp) and 496 clinical and ...
