Haemophilus Influenzae and Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Recognize Different Specificity Determinants in the DNA Uptake Step of Genetic Transformation

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Journal J Gen Microbiol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 1982 May 1

PMID 6809888

Citations 13

Authors

L S Mathis

J J SCOCCA

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Abstract

Cross-transformation and quantitative competition experiments showed that Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Haemophilus influenzae do not interact with each other's DNA in transformation. These organisms must interact with different recognition sequences during DNA uptake.

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