Bacterial conjugation is a mechanism for horizontal DNA transfer with potential for universal
DNA delivery. The conjugal machinery can be separated into three functional modules: the …

Conjugative transfer is an important driver in evolution, enabling bacteria to acquire new
traits (1, 2, 3, 4, 5). During conjugative transfer, DNA translocation across the cell envelopes …

Bacterial conjugation is a promiscuous DNA transport mechanism. Conjugative plasmids
transfer themselves between most bacteria, thus being one of the main causal agents of the …

Conjugation is a paradigmatic example of horizontal or lateral gene transfer, whereby DNA
is translocated between bacterial cells. It provides a route for the rapid acquisition of new …

DNA can be transferred among eubacteria and to plants and fungi by related, plasmid-
mediated processes collectively referred to as bacterial conjugation. Conjugation occurs …

EL Zechner*, F. de la Cruz, R. Eisenbrandt, AM Grahn, G. Koraimann, E. Lanka*, G. Muth, W.
Pansegrau, CM Thomas, BM Wilkins and M. Zatyka3. 1. IntroductionConjugation is the …

Bacterial conjugation is one of the fundamental processes for gene dissemination or
horizontal gene transfer in nature and involves the transfer of DNA between bacteria in close …

Conjugation allows bacteria to acquire genes for antibiotic resistance, novel virulence
attributes, and alternative metabolic pathways. Using a fluorescent protein fusion, SeqA …

Publisher Summary Conjugation is the process whereby DNA is transferred from one
bacterial cell to another by a mechanism that requires cell-to-cell contact. Requirement for …

Bacterial transformation, transduction, and “conjugation” can be considered the first
horizontal transfer mechanisms in living organisms; these mechanisms have occurred since …