RecFOR Is Not Required for Pneumococcal Transformation but Together with XerS for Resolution of Chromosome Dimers Frequently Formed in the Process

Calum Johnston; Isabelle Mortier-Barrière; Chantal Granadel; Patrice Polard; Bernard Martin; Jean-Pierre Claverys

doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1004934

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RecFOR Is Not Required for Pneumococcal Transformation but Together with XerS for Resolution of Chromosome Dimers Frequently Formed in the Process

Calum Johnston ,

* E-mail: johnston@biotoul.fr (CJ); claverys@biotoul.fr (JPC)

Affiliations Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Génétique Moléculaires, Toulouse, France, Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Génétique Moléculaires, Toulouse, France
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Isabelle Mortier-Barrière,

Affiliations Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Génétique Moléculaires, Toulouse, France, Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Génétique Moléculaires, Toulouse, France
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Chantal Granadel,

Affiliations Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Génétique Moléculaires, Toulouse, France, Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Génétique Moléculaires, Toulouse, France
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Patrice Polard,

Affiliations Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Génétique Moléculaires, Toulouse, France, Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Génétique Moléculaires, Toulouse, France
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Bernard Martin,

Affiliations Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Génétique Moléculaires, Toulouse, France, Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Génétique Moléculaires, Toulouse, France
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Jean-Pierre Claverys

* E-mail: johnston@biotoul.fr (CJ); claverys@biotoul.fr (JPC)

Affiliations Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Génétique Moléculaires, Toulouse, France, Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Génétique Moléculaires, Toulouse, France
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RecFOR Is Not Required for Pneumococcal Transformation but Together with XerS for Resolution of Chromosome Dimers Frequently Formed in the Process

Calum Johnston,
Isabelle Mortier-Barrière,
Chantal Granadel,
Patrice Polard,
Bernard Martin,
Jean-Pierre Claverys

Published: January 8, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1004934

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