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horizontal gene transfer

  • Specificity and Selective Advantage of an Exclusion System in the Integrative and Conjugative Element ICE<em>Bs1</em> of <span class="named-content genus-species" id="named-content-1">Bacillus subtilis</span>
    Research Article
    Specificity and Selective Advantage of an Exclusion System in the Integrative and Conjugative Element ICEBs1 of Bacillus subtilis

    Horizontal gene transfer is a driving force in bacterial evolution, responsible for the spread of many traits, including antibiotic and heavy metal resistance. Conjugation, one type of horizontal gene transfer, involves DNA transfer from donor to recipient cells through conjugation machinery and direct cell-cell contact.

    Kathleen P. Davis, Alan D. Grossman
  • Identification of the <span class="named-content genus-species" id="named-content-1">Pseudomonas aeruginosa</span> O17 and O15 O-Specific Antigen Biosynthesis Loci Reveals an ABC Transporter-Dependent Synthesis Pathway and Mechanisms of Genetic Diversity
    Research Article
    Identification of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa O17 and O15 O-Specific Antigen Biosynthesis Loci Reveals an ABC Transporter-Dependent Synthesis Pathway and Mechanisms of Genetic Diversity

    P. aeruginosa is a problematic opportunistic pathogen that causes diseases in those with compromised host defenses, such as those suffering from cystic fibrosis. This bacterium produces a number of virulence factors, including a serotype-specific O antigen. Here, we identified and characterized the gene clusters that produce the O15 and O17 O antigens and show that...

    Steven M. Huszczynski, Youai Hao, Joseph S. Lam, Cezar M. Khursigara
  • Comparative Genomic Analysis of Closely Related <em>Acetobacter pasteurianus</em> Strains Provides Evidence of Horizontal Gene Transfer and Reveals Factors Necessary for Thermotolerance
    Research Article
    Comparative Genomic Analysis of Closely Related Acetobacter pasteurianus Strains Provides Evidence of Horizontal Gene Transfer and Reveals Factors Necessary for Thermotolerance

    Acetobacter pasteurianus, an industrial vinegar-producing strain, exhibits diverse phenotypic differences such as respiratory activity related to acetic acid production, acetic acid resistance, or thermotolerance. In this study, we investigated the correlations between genome sequences and phenotypes among closely related A. pasteurianus strains. The gene...

    Minenosuke Matsutani, Nami Matsumoto, Hideki Hirakawa, Yuh Shiwa, Hirofumi Yoshikawa, Akiko Okamoto-Kainuma, Morio Ishikawa, Naoya Kataoka, Toshiharu Yakushi, Kazunobu Matsushita
  • Open Access
    The Prophages of <em>Citrobacter rodentium</em> Represent a Conserved Family of Horizontally Acquired Mobile Genetic Elements Associated with Enteric Evolution towards Pathogenicity
    Research Article
    The Prophages of Citrobacter rodentium Represent a Conserved Family of Horizontally Acquired Mobile Genetic Elements Associated with Enteric Evolution towards Pathogenicity

    Bacteriophages are obligate intracellular parasites of bacteria. Some bacteriophages can confer novel bacterial phenotypes, including pathogenicity, through horizontal gene transfer (HGT). The pathogenic bacterium Citrobacter rodentium infects mice using mechanisms similar to those employed by human gastrointestinal pathogens, making it an important model organism....

    Samuel J. Magaziner, Ziyue Zeng, Bihe Chen, George P. C. Salmond
  • Plasmid Characteristics Modulate the Propensity of Gene Exchange in Bacterial Vesicles
    Research Article
    Plasmid Characteristics Modulate the Propensity of Gene Exchange in Bacterial Vesicles

    Extracellular vesicle formation and exchange are common within bacterial populations. Vesicles package multiple types of biomolecules, including genetic material. The exchange of extracellular vesicles containing genetic material facilitates interspecies DNA transfer and may be a promiscuous mechanism of horizontal gene transfer. Unlike other mechanisms of horizontal gene transfer, it is unclear whether characteristics of the exchanged...

    Frances Tran, James Q. Boedicker
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    Planktonic Interference and Biofilm Alliance between Aggregation Substance and Endocarditis- and Biofilm-Associated Pili in <span class="named-content genus-species" id="named-content-1">Enterococcus faecalis</span>
    Research Article
    Planktonic Interference and Biofilm Alliance between Aggregation Substance and Endocarditis- and Biofilm-Associated Pili in Enterococcus faecalis

    Most bacteria express multiple adhesins that contribute to surface attachment and colonization. However, the network and relationships between the various adhesins of a single bacterial species are less well understood. Here, we examined two well-characterized adhesins in Enterococcus faecalis, aggregation substance and endocarditis- and biofilm-associated pili, and...

    Irina Afonina, Xin Ni Lim, Rosalind Tan, Kimberly A. Kline
  • Open Access
    Fluorescence-Based Detection of Natural Transformation in Drug-Resistant <span class="named-content genus-species" id="named-content-1">Acinetobacter baumannii</span>
    Research Article | Spotlight
    Fluorescence-Based Detection of Natural Transformation in Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

    Antibiotic resistance is a pressing global health concern with the rise of multiple and panresistant pathogens. The rapid and unfailing resistance to multiple antibiotics of the nosocomial agent Acinetobacter baumannii, notably to carbapenems, prompt to understand the mechanisms behind acquisition of new antibiotic resistance genes. Natural transformation, one of the...

    Anne-Sophie Godeux, Agnese Lupo, Marisa Haenni, Simon Guette-Marquet, Gottfried Wilharm, Maria-Halima Laaberki, Xavier Charpentier
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    Evolution of a Vegetarian Vibrio: Metabolic Specialization of Vibrio breoganii to Macroalgal Substrates

    Vibrios are often considered animal specialists or generalists. Here, we show that Vibrio breoganii has undergone massive genomic changes to become specialized on algal carbohydrates. Accompanying genomic changes include massive gene import and loss. These vibrios may help us better understand how algal biomass is degraded in the environment and may serve as a...

    Christopher H. Corzett, Joseph Elsherbini, Diana M. Chien, Jan-Hendrik Hehemann, Andreas Henschel, Sarah P. Preheim, Xiaoqian Yu, Eric J. Alm, Martin F. Polz
  • Meeting Review
    Mechanistic Features of the Enterococcal pCF10 Sex Pheromone Response and the Biology of Enterococcus faecalis in Its Natural Habitat
    Rebecca J. Breuer, Helmut Hirt, Gary M. Dunny
  • Open Access
    Research Article
    Conjugative Plasmid Transfer in Xylella fastidiosa Is Dependent on tra and trb Operon Functions
    Lindsey P. Burbank, Christopher R. Van Horn

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