LytA and CbpD, together with constitutively expressed LytC, a peptidoglycan hydrolase 89, were shown to contribute to competence induced fratricide by lysing non-competent sister cells 90, 91.
Additionally, educational and psychological research using data from the comprehensive background questionnaires adds to the literature on non-cognitive factors contributing to competence acquisition and other educational outcomes.
Indeed, under conditions of biofilm growth the HdrMR system, a novel two-gene regulatory system, has been shown to contribute to competence development through the activation of ComX by a yet unknown signal [ 40].
In the views of both Ericsson (2004) and Eraut (2000) involvement in well-considered decision making and problem solving clearly represents performance control at a conscious level that may contribute to competence improvement.
Hence, for this study we utilized mini-EBV episomes to analyze if the integrity of oriP or DS alone contributes to replication competence and origin usage in one experimental system.
Without doubt, it is the genetic makeup of the mosquito that significantly contributes to vector competence; therefore, studies with mosquito model systems are conjectural at best.
Intriguingly, him-17 mutant germlines also displayed altered patterns of histone H3 methylation, which could suggest that chromatin modification contributes to the competence for initiation of meiotic recombination.
Different populations of the same mosquito species may also show differential vector competence under similar environmental conditions [ 6– 9] due to genetic differences contributing to vector competence [ 10].
Recently, Blömeke et al. (2015) contributed to modelling competence "as a process, a continuum with many steps in between" (p. 7).
However, it remains to be confirmed whether these genes specifically contribute to rhizosphere competence.
