Surviving the storm: exploring the role of natural transformation in nutrition and DNA repair of stressed Deinococcus radiodurans [PDF]
Applied and Environmental MicrobiologyDeinococcus radiodurans, a natural transformation (NT)-enabled bacterium renowned for its exceptional radiation resistance, employs unique DNA repair and oxidative stress mitigation mechanisms as a strategic response to DNA damage.
Dhirendra Kumar Sharma +2 more
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Prophage-Dependent Neighbor Predation Fosters Horizontal Gene Transfer by Natural Transformation [PDF]
mSphere, 2020 Natural transformation is a broadly conserved mechanism of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in bacteria that can shape their evolution through the acquisition of genes that promote virulence, antibiotic resistance, and other traits.
Roberto C. Molina-Quiroz +4 more
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Natural transformation and cell division delay in competent Staphylococcus aureus [PDF]
Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 Genetic competence for natural transformation, considered one of the three main mechanisms leading to horizontal gene transfer in bacteria, is able to promote evolution, through genomic plasticity, and foster antibiotic resistance and virulence factors ...
Fedy Morgene +4 more
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Molecular mechanisms and applications of natural transformation in bacteria [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyNatural transformation is a process in which bacteria uptake exogenous DNA from the environment during a transient physiological state called competence.
Changcheng Niu +8 more
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Genetic modification of Streptococcus dysgalactiae by natural transformation [PDF]
mSphereStreptococcus dysgalactiae is an emerging human and animal pathogen. Functional studies of genes involved in virulence of S. dysgalactiae and other pyogenic group streptococci are often hampered by limited genetic tractability.
Marita Torrissen Mårli +4 more
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Effect of Nutritional Determinants and TonB on the Natural Transformation of Riemerella anatipestifer [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Riemerella anatipestifer is a gram-negative bacterium that is the first naturally competent bacterium identified in the family Flavobacteriaceae. However, the determinants that influence the natural transformation and the underlying mechanism remain ...
Li Zhang +55 more
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Generation of miniploid cells and improved natural transformation procedure for a model cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 The biotechnologically important and naturally transformable cyanobacterium, Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942, possesses multiple genome copies irrespective of its growth rate or condition.
Sadaf Riaz +7 more
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Basic Characterization of Natural Transformation in Avibacterium paragallinarum [PDF]
Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 Avibacterium paragallinarum is the pathogen involved in infectious coryza (IC), an acute infectious upper respiratory disease in chickens. The prevalence of IC has increased in China in recent years.
Donghui Liu +8 more
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Mixed-biofilm natural transformation assay reveals the presence of staphylococci in human environments that can transfer SCCmec to Staphylococcus aureus [PDF]
mSphereMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important pathogen that causes healthcare-, community-, and livestock-associated infections. The methicillin resistance gene mecA is embedded in the mobile genetic element termed Staphylococcal ...
Mais Maree +7 more
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Markerless gene deletion in Ralstonia solanacearum based on its natural transformation competence [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC) is a group of Gram-negative bacterial pathogen capable of infecting numerous plants and crops, causing severe vascular wilt diseases.
Jinli Yan +15 more
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