The cell pole: the site of cross talk between the DNA uptake and genetic recombination machinery
Natural transformation is a programmed mechanism characterized by binding of free double-
stranded (ds) DNA from the environment to the cell pole in rod-shaped bacteria. In Bacillus …
stranded (ds) DNA from the environment to the cell pole in rod-shaped bacteria. In Bacillus …
Recombination, repair and replication in the pathogenic Neisseriae: the 3 R′s of molecular genetics of two human‐specific bacterial pathogens
Most of the detailed mechanisms that have been established for the molecular biological
processes that mediate recombination, repair and replication of DNA have come from …
processes that mediate recombination, repair and replication of DNA have come from …
Insertionally inactivated and inducible recA alleles for use in Neisseria
HS Seifert - Gene, 1997 - Elsevier
Two classes of recA mutations have been constructed for use in Neisseria gonorrhoeae:
three insertionally inactivated (knockout') mutations and three LacI-regulatable constructs …
three insertionally inactivated (knockout') mutations and three LacI-regulatable constructs …
Use of a non-selective transformation technique to construct a multiply restriction/modification-deficient mutant ofNeisseria gonorrhoeae
A technique that allows for easy identification of transformants of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in
the absence of selective pressure has been developed. A suicide vector that contains a …
the absence of selective pressure has been developed. A suicide vector that contains a …
Gene transfer among bacteria in natural environments
X Yin, G Stotzky - Advances in Applied Microbiology, 1997 - Elsevier
Griffith (1928) was the first to observe gene transfer among bacteria (Streptococcus
pneumoniae), although he did not understand the mechanisms involved in this transfer (ie …
pneumoniae), although he did not understand the mechanisms involved in this transfer (ie …
A genetic screen identifies genes and sites involved in pilin antigenic variation in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
EV Sechman, MS Rohrer, HS Seifert - Molecular microbiology, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
It has previously been shown that the frequency of pilin antigenic variation in Neisseria
gonorrhoeae (the gonococcus, Gc) is regulated by iron availability. To identify factors …
gonorrhoeae (the gonococcus, Gc) is regulated by iron availability. To identify factors …
Characterization of a gyrB mutation responsible for low-level nalidixic acid resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
DC Stein, RJ Danaher, TM Cook - Antimicrobial agents and …, 1991 - Am Soc Microbiol
Nalidixic acid-resistant derivatives of Neisseria gonorrhoeae WR302 were identified and
categorized into two classes on the basis of their susceptibilities to this antimicrobial agent …
categorized into two classes on the basis of their susceptibilities to this antimicrobial agent …
[HTML][HTML] The Gonococcal Genetic Island and Type IV Secretion in the Pathogenic Neisseria
ME Ramsey, KL Woodhams, JP Dillard - Frontiers in microbiology, 2011 - frontiersin.org
Eighty percent of Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains and some Neisseria meningitidis strains
encode a 57-kb gonococcal genetic island (GGI). The GGI was horizontally acquired and is …
encode a 57-kb gonococcal genetic island (GGI). The GGI was horizontally acquired and is …
Neisseria gonorrhoeae Metalloprotease NGO1686 Is Required for Full Piliation, and Piliation Is Required for Resistance to H2O2- and Neutrophil-Mediated Killing
EA Stohl, EM Dale, AK Criss, HS Seifert - MBio, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
The sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea is caused exclusively by the human-specific
pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Type IV pili are an essential virulence factor uniformly …
pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Type IV pili are an essential virulence factor uniformly …
Genome Analysis and Strain Comparison of Correia Repeats and Correia Repeat-Enclosed Elements in Pathogenic Neisseria
SV Liu, NJ Saunders, A Jeffries, RF Rest - Journal of bacteriology, 2002 - Am Soc Microbiol
Whole genome sequences of Neisseria meningitidis strains Z2491 and MC58 and Neisseria
gonorrhoeae FA1090 were analyzed for Correia repeats (CR) and CR-enclosed elements …
gonorrhoeae FA1090 were analyzed for Correia repeats (CR) and CR-enclosed elements …