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DNA uptake signal sequences in naturally transformable bacteria
H O Smith1, M L Gwinn, S L Salzberg
1The Institute for Genomic Research, Rockville, MD 20850, USA. SmithHO@celera.com
Research in Microbiology
|February 15, 2000
Abstract:
The naturally transformable bacterium Haemophilus influenzae Rd contains 1471 copies of the DNA uptake signal sequence (USS) 5'-AAGTGCGGT in its genome. Neisseria meningitidis contains 1891 copies of the USS sequence 5'-GCCGTCTGAA. The USSs are often found in the base paired stem of transcription terminators.