Bacterial genomes evolve through mutations, rearrangements or horizontal gene transfer.
Besides the core genes encoding essential metabolic functions, bacterial genomes also …

Pseudomonas stutzeri is a nonfluorescent denitrifying bacterium widely distributed in the
environment, and it has also been isolated as an opportunistic pathogen from humans. Over …

In the rhizosphere, exudates from plants and microorganisms as well as stable soil organic
matter influence processes that can control plant growth, microbial infections, and nutrient …

Thermophilic cell factories have remarkably broad potential for industrial applications, but
are limited by a lack of genetic manipulation tools and recalcitrance to transformation. Here …

Lateral genetic transfer (LGT) is a major source of phenotypic innovation among bacteria.
Determinants for antibiotic resistance and other adaptive traits can spread rapidly …

The fast-growing bacterium Vibrio natriegens has recently gained increasing attention as a
novel chassis organism for fundamental research and biotechnology. To fully harness the …

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is part of prokaryotic life style and a major factor in evolution.
In principle, any combinations of genetic information can be explored via HGT for effects on …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an important opportunistic pathogen causing chronic airway
infections, especially in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. The majority of the CF patients acquire …

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 …

Much of the observed variation among closely related bacterial genomes is attributable to
gains and losses of genes that are acquired horizontally as well as to gene duplications and …