Testing for the fitness benefits of natural transformation during community-embedded evolution

M Winter, K Harms, PJ Johnsen, A Buckling… - …, 2023 - microbiologyresearch.org
Natural transformation is a process where bacteria actively take up DNA from the
environment and recombine it into their genome or reconvert it into extra-chromosomal …

[PDF][PDF] Context-Dependent Acquisition of Antimicrobial Resistance Mechanisms

M Winter - 2024 - ore.exeter.ac.uk
Natural transformation is a process whereby bacteria actively take up free DNA from the
environment while in a physiological state termed competence. Uptaken DNA is then …