Conjugative transfer of IncN plasmid pKM101 is mediated by the TraI-TraII region-encoded
transfer machinery components. Similar to the case for the related Agrobacterium …

Bacterial uptake of DNA through type IV filaments is an essential component of natural
competence in numerous gram-positive and gram-negative species. Recent advances in the …

The mating pair formation (Mpf) system functions as a secretion machinery for intercellular
DNA transfer during bacterial conjugation. The components of the Mpf system, comprising a …

Bacterial conjugation is a promiscuous DNA transport mechanism. Conjugative plasmids
transfer themselves between most bacteria, thus being one of the main causal agents of the …

Bacterial conjugation presents the most important means to spread antibiotic resistance and
virulence factors among closely and distantly related bacteria. Conjugative plasmids are the …

Natural bacterial transformation involves the internalization and chromosomal integration of
DNA and has now been documented in∼ 80 species. Recent advances have established …

DNA translocation across bacterial membranes occurs during the biological processes of
infection by bacteriophages, conjugative DNA transfer of plasmids, T-DNA transfer, and …

Conjugative plasmids encode the genes responsible for the synthesis of conjugative pili and
plasmid transfer. Expression of the conjugative machinery (including conjugative pili) may …

Conjugative transfer is an important driver in evolution, enabling bacteria to acquire new
traits (1, 2, 3, 4, 5). During conjugative transfer, DNA translocation across the cell envelopes …

DNA pumps play important roles in bacteria during cell division and during the transfer of
genetic material by conjugation and transformation. The FtsK/SpoIIIE proteins carry out the …