Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6131654 | Current Opinion in Microbiology | 2016 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
- Vibrio cholerae enters the natural competence state upon growth on chitin.
- Competence co-induces the type VI secretion system.
- Production of the DNA-uptake machinery is regulated in a bipartite manner.
- Quorum sensing plays a key role in the competence network.
- Nucleases inhibit natural transformation by means of DNA degradation.
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Authors
Lisa C Metzger, Melanie Blokesch,