Bacterial conjugation is one of the main mechanisms for horizontal gene transfer. It
constitutes a key element in the dissemination of antibiotic resistance and virulence genes to …

Bacterial conjugation is an efficient and sophisticated mechanism of DNA transfer among
bacteria. While mobilizable plasmids only encode a minimal MOB machinery that allows …

Conjugation drives the horizontal transfer of adaptive traits across prokaryotes. One-fourth of
the plasmids encode the functions necessary to conjugate autonomously, the others being …

Conjugation is the process by which bacteria exchange genetic materials in a unidirectional
manner from a donor cell to a recipient cell. The discovery of conjugation signalled the dawn …

HUH endonucleases are numerous and widespread in all three domains of life. The major
function of these enzymes is processing a range of mobile genetic elements by catalysing …

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 …

Structured forms of DNA with intrastrand pairing are generated in several cellular processes
and are involved in biological functions. These structures may arise on single-stranded DNA …

The IncQ plasmids have a broader host-range than any other known replicating element in
bacteria. Studies on the replication and conjugative mobilization of these plasmids, which …

Highlights•Plasmid colonization of a new host requires a predetermined sequence of
events.•Colonization steps are contact initiation, invasion, establishment and …

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) contributes greatly to the plasticity and evolution of
prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes. The main carriers of foreign DNA in HGT are mobile …