Diverse conjugative elements silence natural transformation in Legionella species
I. Durieux, C. Ginevra, L. Attaiech, K. Picq, P.-A. Juan, S. Jarraud, X. Charpentier
This study identifies a plasmid-encoded small RNA that silences natural transformation in Legionella species, explaining intraspecific variation in transformability.
bioRxiv · May 27, 2019Microbiology