The past decade has revealed the diversity and ubiquity of archaea in nature, with a growing
number of studies highlighting their importance in ecology, biotechnology and even human …

Considerable progress has been made in recent years in the structural and molecular
biology of type IV secretion systems in Gram-negative bacteria. The latest advances have …

Bacterial mobile genetic elements (MGEs) encode functional modules that perform both core
and accessory functions for the element, the latter of which are often only transiently …

Bacterial conjugation is the fundamental process of unidirectional transfer of DNAs, often
plasmid DNAs, from a donor cell to a recipient cell. It is the primary means by which …

Bacterial type IV secretion systems (T4SSs) are a versatile group of nanomachines that can
horizontally transfer DNA through conjugation and deliver effector proteins into a wide range …

Conjugation is a major mechanism of horizontal gene transfer promoting the spread of
antibiotic resistance among human pathogens. It involves establishing a junction between a …

Plastic pollution and antibiotic resistance are two emerging environmental and human
health crises today. Although it was revealed that microplastics can serve as vectors for the …

Conjugation is used by bacteria to propagate antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the
environment. Central to this process are widespread conjugative F-pili that establish the …

The capacity of beneficial microbes to compete for host infection—and the ability of hosts to
discriminate among them—introduces evolutionary conflict that is predicted to destabilize …

Bacteria interact with fungi in a variety of ways to inhibit fungal growth, while the underlying
mechanisms remain only partially characterized. The plant‐beneficial Bacillus and …