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Natural Competence

Natural Competence is a biological process in which bacterial cells are inherently capable of taking up free DNA from their environment and integrating it into their genome through transformation, distinguishing it from artificial or induced methods of genetic uptake.

274

Publications

16.6K

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1.1K

Authors

342

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

274

Chitin Induces Natural Competence in <i>Vibrio cholerae</i>

Karin Lederballe Meibom, Melanie Blokesch, Nadia Dolganov et al. · Science · 2005 · 658 citations · Full text

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DNA as a Nutrient: Novel Role for Bacterial Competence Gene Homologs

Steven E. Finkel, Roberto Kolter · Journal of Bacteriology · 2001 · 356 citations · Full text

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Identification of 22 candidate structured RNAs in bacteria using the CMfinder comparative genomics pipeline

Zasha Weinberg, Jeffrey E. Barrick, Zizhen Yao et al. · Nucleic Acids Research · 2007 · 316 citations · Full text

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Plasmid transfer by conjugation from<i>Escherichia coli</i>to Gram-positive bacteria

Patrick Trieu‐Cuot, C Carlier, P. Martin et al. · FEMS Microbiology Letters · 1987 · 286 citations · Full text

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Identification and Characterization of <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> Genes Essential for Gastric Colonization

Holger Kavermann, Brendan P. Burns, Katrin Angermüller et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 2003 · 267 citations · Full text

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Authors

1.1K

  1. MB
    Melanie Blokesch

    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland

    19 publications · 1.9K citations

    18

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  2. RJ
    Rosemary J. Redfield

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    10 publications · 552 citations

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  3. JM
    Justin Merritt

    University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, United States

    8 publications · 417 citations

    8

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  4. TF
    Thomas F. Meyer

    Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Germany

    7 publications · 572 citations

    7

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  5. SS
    Sunita Sinha

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    7 publications · 265 citations

    7

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Institutions

342

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    17 h-index

    56 publications

    3.2K citations

  2. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    17 h-index

    47 publications

    2.9K citations

  3. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    11 h-index

    27 publications

    1.4K citations

  4. Institut Pasteur

    Paris, France

    11 h-index

    27 publications

    2.4K citations

  5. Max Planck Institute for Biology

    Tübingen, Germany

    9 h-index

    34 publications

    2.9K citations

  6. University of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    7 h-index

    21 publications

    1.5K citations

  7. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

    Munich, Germany

    7 h-index

    30 publications

    2.7K citations

  8. University of Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    6 h-index

    27 publications

    2.1K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Bacteriology

    JB · 44 publications · 3.5K citations

    33

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  2. Molecular Microbiology

    23 publications · 1.9K citations

    21

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  3. Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    AEM · 17 publications · 1.1K citations

    17

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  4. PLoS ONE

    11 publications · 632 citations

    11

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  5. Microbiology

    9 publications · 365 citations

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