Molecular mechanisms and applications of natural transformation in bacteria
Natural transformation is a process in which bacteria uptake exogenous DNA from the environment during a transient physiological state called competence. The DNA can either autonomously replicate or integrate into the bacterial chromosome through homologous recombination. Natural transformation has...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2025-06-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1578813/full |
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