MicrobiologybioRxiv
Diverse conjugative elements silence natural transformation in Legionella species
I. Durieux, C. Ginevra, L. Attaiech…·X. Charpentier
This study identifies a plasmid-encoded small RNA that silences natural transformation in Legionella species, explaining intraspecific variation in transformability.
DOI 10.1073/pnas.1909374116