Type IV secretion systems (T4SS) translocate DNA and protein substrates across prokaryotic
cell envelopes generally by a mechanism requiring direct contact with a target cell. Three …

Bacterial conjugation in Gram-negative bacteria is triggered by a signal that connects the
relaxosome to the coupling protein (T4CP) and transferosome, a type IV secretion system …

The greater abundances of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in point-of-use tap and
reclaimed water than that in freshly treated water raise the question whether residual …

Full exploitation of the information available in bacterial genome sequences requires the
availability of facile tools for rapid genetic manipulation. One bacterium for which new …

Bacterial conjugation is an important source of genetic plasticity. The initiation complex for
conjugative transfer of transmissible plasmids—the relaxosome—is a specific DNA-protein …

A novel two‐component system, CbrA–CbrB, was discovered in Pseudomonas aeruginosa;
cbrA and cbrB mutants of strain PAO were found to be unable to use several amino acids …

During initiation of conjugative transfer of DNA containing the transfer origin (oriT) of the
promiscuous plasmid RP4, the proteins TraI, TraJ, and TraH interact and assemble a …

Conjugative transfer is a primary means of spread of mobile genetic elements (plasmids and
transposons) between bacteria. It leads to the dissemination and evolution of the genes …

As an early stage of plant transformation by Agrobacterium tumefaciens, the Ti plasmid is
nicked at the border sequences that delimit the T-DNA. Cleavage results in covalent …

Bacteria are subjected to sub-minimal inhibitory concentrations (sub-MIC) of antibiotics in
various niches where the low-dosage treatment plays a key role in antibiotic resistance …