A review of distribution and functions of extracellular DNA in the environment and wastewater treatment systems
Shaopo Wang, Ruimin Tian, Yanmeng Bi, Fansheng Meng, Rui Zhang, Chenchen Wang, Dong Wang, Lingjie Liu, Bo Zhang
Topics & Concepts
ExtracellularDNABiofilmHorizontal gene transferExtracellular polymeric substanceExtracellular vesicleBiologyLysisEnvironmental DNASecretionCell biologyBacteriaEcologyGeneMicrovesiclesBiochemistryGeneticsGenomeBiodiversitymicroRNAMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyEnvironmental DNA in Biodiversity StudiesProtist diversity and phylogeny