[HTML][HTML] Plasmid transfer by conjugation in Gram-negative bacteria: from the cellular to the community level

C Virolle, K Goldlust, S Djermoun, S Bigot, C Lesterlin - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Bacterial conjugation, also referred to as bacterial sex, is a major horizontal gene transfer
mechanism through which DNA is transferred from a donor to a recipient bacterium by direct …

[HTML][HTML] Phytopathogen effectors subverting host immunity: different foes, similar battleground

D Dou, JM Zhou - Cell host & microbe, 2012 - cell.com
Phytopathogenic bacteria, fungi, and oomycetes invade and colonize their host plants
through distinct routes. These pathogens secrete diverse groups of effector proteins that aid …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of protein secretion systems in bacterial genomes

SS Abby, J Cury, J Guglielmini, B Néron, M Touchon… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Bacteria with two cell membranes (diderms) have evolved complex systems for protein
secretion. These systems were extensively studied in some model bacteria, but the …

Mobile genetic elements: the agents of open source evolution

LS Frost, R Leplae, AO Summers… - Nature Reviews …, 2005 - nature.com
Horizontal genomics is a new field in prokaryotic biology that is focused on the analysis of
DNA sequences in prokaryotic chromosomes that seem to have originated from other …

Biological diversity of prokaryotic type IV secretion systems

CE Alvarez-Martinez, PJ Christie - Microbiology and Molecular …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
Type IV secretion systems (T4SS) translocate DNA and protein substrates across prokaryotic
cell envelopes generally by a mechanism requiring direct contact with a target cell. Three …

[HTML][HTML] Agrobacterium expressing a type III secretion system delivers Pseudomonas effectors into plant cells to enhance transformation

V Raman, CM Rojas, B Vasudevan, K Dunning… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation (AMT) is the basis of modern-day plant
biotechnology. One major drawback of this technology is the recalcitrance of many plant …

Effector biology of plant-associated organisms: concepts and perspectives

J Win, A Chaparro-Garcia, K Belhaj… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2012 - symposium.cshlp.org
Every plant is closely associated with a variety of living organisms. Therefore, deciphering
how plants interact with mutualistic and parasitic organisms is essential for a comprehensive …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanism and structure of the bacterial type IV secretion systems

PJ Christie, N Whitaker, C González-Rivera - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2014 - Elsevier
The bacterial type IV secretion systems (T4SSs) translocate DNA and protein substrates to
bacterial or eukaryotic target cells generally by a mechanism dependent on direct cell-to-cell …

The diversity of conjugative relaxases and its application in plasmid classification

MP Garcillán-Barcia, MV Francia… - FEMS microbiology …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Bacterial conjugation is an efficient and sophisticated mechanism of DNA transfer among
bacteria. While mobilizable plasmids only encode a minimal MOB machinery that allows …

Polyethylene terephthalate microplastic fibers increase the release of extracellular antibiotic resistance genes during sewage sludge anaerobic digestion

L Zhang, J Sun, Z Zhang, Z Peng, X Dai, BJ Ni - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastic fibers (MFs), as the most frequently detected microplastic shape in sewage
sludge, have posed emerging concern for sludge treatment and disposal. However, the …