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Abundance of R-M systems in naturally competent bacteria. Whole-genome sequence analyses of some of the naturally competent bacteria show that they are rich in R-M genes (5 to 34 genes) compared to other noncompetent bacteria (e.g., a single R-M system in many Bacillus anthracis strains).
