Highlights•Natural transformation mediates the spread of antibiotic resistance
genes.•Natural transformation can aid gene transfer between unrelated taxa.•Natural …

Lateral gene transfer is of fundamental importance to the evolution of prokaryote genomes
and has important practical consequences, as evidenced by the rapid dissemination of …

Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are continually released from a range of bacterial species.
Numerous functions of OMVs, including the facilitation of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) …

Lateral gene transfer (LGT) plays a major role in prokaryote evolution with only a few genes
that are resistant to it; yet the nature and magnitude of barriers to lateral transfer are still …

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 baumannii is a dangerous nosocomial pathogen, especially due to its ability
to rapidly acquire new genetic traits, including antibiotic resistance genes (ARG). In A …

The dissemination of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest challenges faced
by mankind in the public health domains. It is currently favored by a lack of confinement …

The fate of dietary DNA in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of animals has gained renewed
interest after the commercial introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMO). Among …

Objectives To determine the fitness effects of various mobile genetic elements (MGEs) in
Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis when newly acquired. We also tested the …

Horizontal gene transfer events provide the basis for extensive dissemination of
antimicrobial resistance traits between bacterial populations. Conjugation is considered to …