Natural transformation is the main means of horizontal genetic exchange in the obligate
human pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Neisseria spp. have been shown to preferentially …

Natural transformation is the main means of horizontal genetic exchange in the obligate
human pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Neisseria spp. have been shown to preferentially …

Neisseria gonorrhoeae is naturally competent for DNA transformation. In contrast to other
natural prokaryotic DNA transformation systems, single-stranded donor DNA (ssDNA) has …

Piliated, competent gonococci are known to preferentially take up homologous transforming
DNA into the cell. We examined the mechanism for DNA uptake with pFA10, a hybrid 11.5 …

We previously identified and genetically characterized several factors essential for the
natural competence of transformation in Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Here we analyse the …

Gonococci undergo frequent and efficient natural transformation. Transformation occurs so
often that the population structure is panmictic, with only one long‐lived clone having been …

Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains WR302 and PGH3-2 were characterized with respect to their
restriction-modification phenotype. WR302 DNA was cleaved by HaeIII, indicating the lack of …

The frequently occurring DNA uptake sequence (DUS), recognized as a 10-bp repeat, is
required for efficient genetic transformation in the human pathogens Neisseria meningitidis …

Natural transformation, or the uptake of naked DNA from the external milieu by bacteria,
holds a unique place in the history of biology. This is both the beginning of the realization of …

A DNA transformation dose-response curve of piliated (P+) gonococci with the use of cloned
DNA containing a pilE2-cat fusion showed saturation at high and low levels of transforming …