Natural transformation enables bacteria to acquire DNA from the environment and
contributes to genetic diversity, DNA repair, and nutritional requirements. DNA processing …

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

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is an important factor in bacterial evolution that can act
across species boundaries. Yet, we know little about rate and genomic targets of cross …

Bacterial transformation is an important mode of horizontal gene transfer that helps spread
genetic material across species boundaries. Yet, the factors that pose barriers to genome …

Abstract MutS HOMOLOG 1 (MSH1) is an organellar-targeted protein that obstructs ectopic
recombination and the accumulation of mutations in plant organellar genomes. MSH1 also …

DNA is a universal and programmable signal of living organisms. Here we develop cell-
based DNA sensors by engineering the naturally competent bacterium Bacillus subtilis (B …

Dissimilatory ferrous iron [Fe (II)] oxidation is a well-established microbial energy generation
strategy. This study aims to comprehensively investigate the distribution and evolution of …

During natural transformation Bacillus subtilis RecA, polymerized onto the incoming single-
stranded (ss) DNA, catalyses DNA strand invasion resulting in a displacement loop (D-loop) …

Bacillus subtilis diadenylate cyclase DisA converts two ATPs into c-di-AMP, but this activity is
suppressed upon interaction with sites of DNA damage. DisA forms a rapid moving focus …

Natural chromosomal transformation (CT) plays a major role in prokaryote evolution, yet
factors that govern the integration of DNA from related species remain poorly understood …