Earthworm symbiont Verminephrobacter eiseniae mediates natural transformation within host egg capsules using type IV pili

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Specific DNA recognition mediated by a type IV pilin

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Dialects of the DNA Uptake Sequence in Neisseriaceae

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Purifying Selection and Molecular Adaptation in the Genome of Verminephrobacter, the Heritable Symbiotic Bacteria of Earthworms

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A global survey of the bacteria within earthworm nephridia

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Enterococcus faecalis Produces Abundant Extracellular Structures Containing DNA in the Absence of Cell Lysis during Early Biofilm Formation

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Verminephrobacter eiseniae type IV pili and flagella are required to colonize earthworm nephridia

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Extracellular DNA Is Essential for Maintaining Bordetella Biofilm Integrity on Abiotic Surfaces and in the Upper Respiratory Tract of Mice

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Transmission of a bacterial consortium in Eisenia fetida egg capsules

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Natural transformation of Vibrio fischeri requires tfoX and tfoY

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USER Friendly Cloning Coupled with Chitin-Based Natural Transformation Enables Rapid Mutagenesis of Vibrio vulnificus

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Diversity and host specificity of theVerminephrobacter-earthworm symbiosis

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The Dynamics and Time Scale of Ongoing Genomic Erosion in Symbiotic Bacteria

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Verminephrobacter eiseniae gen. nov., sp. nov., a nephridial symbiont of the earthworm Eisenia foetida (Savigny)

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Selective recruitment of bacteria during embryogenesis of an earthworm

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The impact of the neisserial DNA uptake sequences on genome evolution and stability

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