The vast majority of genomic sequences are automatically annotated using various software
programs. The accuracy of these annotations depends heavily on the very few manual …

Plasmids are self-replicative DNA elements that are transferred between bacteria. Plasmids
encode not only antibiotic resistance genes but also adaptive genes that allow their hosts to …

Monitoring environmental DNA can track the presence of organisms, from viruses to
animals, but requires continuous sampling of transient sequences from a complex milieu …

An essential step in bacterial transformation is the uptake of DNA into the periplasm, across
the thick peptidoglycan cell wall of Gram-positive bacteria, or the outer membrane and thin …

The first step in the process of bacterial natural transformation is DNA capture. Although long
hypothesized based on genetics and functional experiments, the pilus structure responsible …

Contractile injection systems (CISs) are prokaryotic phage tail-like nanostructures loading
effector proteins that mediate various biological processes. Although CIS functions have …

At the transition to stationary phase, a subpopulation of Bacillus subtilis cells can enter the
developmental state of competence, where DNA is taken up through the cell envelope, and …

ABSTRACT JD Zuke, R. Erickson, KR Hummels, and BM Burton (J Bacteriol 205: e00156-
23, 2023, https://doi. org/10.1128/jb. 00156-23) have shown that transforming DNA is …

Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the causative agent of gonorrhoea, is a major burden on global
healthcare systems, with an estimated~ 80–90 million new global cases annually. This …

Homologous recombination (HR) is a crucial mechanism of DNA strand exchange that
promotes genetic repair and diversity in all kingdoms of life. Bacterial HR is driven by the …