Costs and benefits of natural transformation in Acinetobacter baylyi.

Nils HülterVidar SørumKristina Borch-PedersenMikkel M LiljegrenAne L G UtnesRaul PrimicerioKlaus HarmsPål J Johnsen

Published in: BMC microbiology (2017)

Our data show a physiological benefit of DNA uptake unrelated to recombination. In contrast, recombination during transformation is a strand break inducing process that represents a previously unrecognized cost of natural transformation.

Keyphrases

dna damage
dna repair
magnetic resonance
electronic health record
single molecule
circulating tumor
magnetic resonance imaging
cell free
acinetobacter baumannii
cord blood
oxidative stress
drug resistant
deep learning
artificial intelligence
data analysis
circulating tumor cells