刊物主题:Microbiology; Biological Microscopy; Mycology; Parasitology; Virology; Life Sciences, general;
出版者:BioMed Central
ISSN:1471-2180
卷排序:17
文摘
BackgroundNatural transformation enables acquisition of adaptive traits and drives genome evolution in prokaryotes. Yet, the selective forces responsible for the evolution and maintenance of natural transformation remain elusive since taken-up DNA has also been hypothesized to provide benefits such as nutrients or templates for DNA repair to individual cells.