Naturally transformable bacteria acquire chromosomal DNA from related species at lower
frequencies than from cognate DNA sources. To determine how genome location affects …

Background Natural transformation enables acquisition of adaptive traits and drives genome
evolution in prokaryotes. Yet, the selective forces responsible for the evolution and …

Natural transformation is a process where bacteria actively take up DNA from the
environment and recombine it into their genome or reconvert it into extra-chromosomal …

Natural transformation and homologous recombination in a soil bacterium, Acinetobacter
baylyi ADP1, occur with exceptionally high efficiency. These genetic features can be …

Antimicrobial resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii is a major concern. Natural
transformation remains understudied as a horizontal gene transfer (HGT) mechanism for the …

Acquisition of foreign DNA by horizontal gene transfer is seen as a major source of genetic
diversity in prokaryotes. However, strongly divergent DNA is not genomically integrated by …

The reason for genetic exchange remains a crucial question in evolutionary biology.
Acinetobacter baylyi strain ADP1 is a highly competent and recombinogenic bacterium. We …

Acinetobacter baumannii is a dangerous nosocomial pathogen, especially due to its ability
to rapidly acquire new genetic traits, including antibiotic resistance genes (ARG). In A …

The genomes of most bacteria contain mobile DNA elements that can contribute to
undesirable genetic instability in engineered cells. In particular, transposable insertion …

Natural transformation in bacteria facilitates the uptake and genomic integration of
exogenous DNA. This allows horizontal exchange of adaptive traits not easily achieved by …