Spontaneous plasmid transformation of Escherichia coli occurs on nutrient-containing agar
plates. E. coli has also been reported to use double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) as a carbon …

Transformation is one mode of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in bacteria, wherein
extracellular naked DNA is taken up by cells that have developed genetic competence …

Our previous work established that DNA is naturally transferable on agar plates through a
new transformation system which is regulated by the stationary phase master regulator …

Acquisition of new genetic traits by horizontal gene transfer is a bacterial strategy for
adaptation to the environment. We previously showed that Escherichia coli can transmit non …

Escherichia coli has homologues of the competence genes other species use for DNA
uptake and processing, but natural competence and transformation have never been …

Escherichia coli is not assumed to be naturally transformable. However, several recent
reports have shown that E. coli can express modest genetic competence in certain …

Bacteria continuously change their genetic characteristics to adapt to the changing
environment by means of horizontal gene transfer. Although three conventional mechanisms …

Escherichia coli is naturally transformable, independent on the conserved DNA uptake
machinery for single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) integration. The transfer of double-stranded …

Spontaneous plasmid transformation of Escherichia coli is independent of the DNA uptake
machinery for single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) entry. The one-hit kinetic pattern of plasmid …

Acquiring new genetic traits by lateral gene transfer is a bacterial strategy for environment
adaptation. We previously showed that Escherichia coli could laterally transmit non …