Bacterial genome instability

E Darmon, DRF Leach - Microbiology and Molecular Biology …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacterial genomes are remarkably stable from one generation to the next but are plastic on
an evolutionary time scale, substantially shaped by horizontal gene transfer, genome …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular aspects of gene transfer and foreign DNA acquisition in prokaryotes with regard to safety issues

M Brigulla, W Wackernagel - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2010 - Springer
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 …

Natural transformation facilitates transfer of transposons, integrons and gene cassettes between bacterial species

S Domingues, K Harms, WF Fricke, PJ Johnsen… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
We have investigated to what extent natural transformation acting on free DNA substrates
can facilitate transfer of mobile elements including transposons, integrons and/or gene …

Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1: Transforming the choice of model organism

KT Elliott, EL Neidle - IUBMB life, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
For more than 25 years, Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1 has been used in molecular biology
studies that address a broad range of questions. Recently, the rapid accumulation of data …

High‐throughput sequencing reveals adaptation‐induced mutations in pentose‐fermenting strains of Zymomonas mobilis

KL Dunn, CV Rao - Biotechnology and bioengineering, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Zymomonas mobilis is capable of producing ethanol at high rates and titers from glucose.
This bacterium has previously been engineered to consume the pentose sugars xylose and …

Contact-dependent growth inhibition systems in Acinetobacter

E De Gregorio, R Zarrilli, PP Di Nocera - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
In bacterial contact-dependent growth inhibition (CDI) systems, CdiA proteins are exported
to the outer membrane by cognate CdiB proteins. CdiA binds to receptors on susceptible …

Costs and benefits of natural transformation in Acinetobacter baylyi

N Hülter, V Sørum, K Borch-Pedersen, MM Liljegren… - BMC microbiology, 2017 - Springer
Background Natural transformation enables acquisition of adaptive traits and drives genome
evolution in prokaryotes. Yet, the selective forces responsible for the evolution and …

Sexual Isolation in Acinetobacter baylyi Is Locus-Specific and Varies 10,000-Fold Over the Genome

JL Ray, K Harms, OG Wikmark, I Starikova… - Genetics, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Naturally transformable bacteria acquire chromosomal DNA from related species at lower
frequencies than from cognate DNA sources. To determine how genome location affects …

Competitive advantage of oxygen-tolerant bioanodes of Geobacter sulfurreducens in bioelectrochemical systems

AM Speers, G Reguera - Biofilm, 2021 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress greatly limits current harvesting from anode biofilms in bioelectrochemical
systems yet insufficient knowledge of the antioxidant responses of electricigens prevents …

The recombination initiation functions DprA and RecFOR suppress microindel mutations in Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1

MM Liljegren, JA Gama, PJ Johnsen… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Short‐Patch Double Illegitimate Recombination (SPDIR) has been recently
identified as a rare mutation mechanism. During SPDIR, ectopic DNA single‐strands anneal …