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In bacterial cell division, the precise partitioning of genetic information and reliable inheritance of plasmids are crucial. New mathematical simulations show how this can occur. Bridging between ParB dimers of the partition complex leads to bending of the DNA and thus to the formation of a variety of different structures. In bacterial cell division, the precise partitioning of genetic information and reliable inheritance of plasmids are crucial. New mathematical simulations show how this can occur. Bridging between ParB dimers of the partition complex leads to bending of the DNA and thus to the formation of a variety of different structures.
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