Could DNA uptake be a side effect of bacterial adhesion and twitching motility?
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@article{Bakkali_2013, title={Could DNA uptake be a side effect of bacterial adhesion and twitching motility?}, volume={195}, ISSN={1432-072X}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00203-013-0870-1}, DOI={10.1007/s00203-013-0870-1}, number={4}, journal={Archives of Microbiology}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Bakkali, M.}, year={2013}, month=feb, pages={279–289} }