Unravelling the molecular mechanisms of DNA capture by the Com pilus in naturally transformable monoderm bacteria

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  2025

• Venue

  bioRxiv

• Publication date

  2025-03-12

• Fields of study

  Biology

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  DOI 10.1101/2025.03.12.642782
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