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natural transformation: a standalone construct

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Microbiology

uptake of free DNA from the environment by competent bacteria and its stable incorporation.

In microbiology, natural transformation refers to uptake of free DNA from the environment by competent bacteria and its stable incorporation. This meaning comes from Lorenz (1994) in Microbiological Reviews.[1]

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competence5 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, five constructsenvironment1 fields · 2 citationsanchor · a standalone constructincorporation3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

  1. Lorenz, M. G., & Wackernagel, W. (1994). Bacterial gene transfer by natural genetic transformation in the environment. Microbiological Reviews, 58(3), 563-602. https://doi.org/10.1128/mr.58.3.563-602.1994

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