Multitasking functions of bacterial extracellular DNA in biofilms

DK Sharma, YS Rajpurohit - Journal of Bacteriology, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacterial biofilms are intricate ecosystems of microbial communities that adhere to various
surfaces and are enveloped by an extracellular matrix composed of polymeric substances …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of chemotherapeutic agents on natural transformation frequency in Acinetobacter baylyi

M Winter, M Vos, A Buckling… - Access …, 2024 - microbiologyresearch.org
Natural transformation is the ability of a bacterial cell to take up extracellular DNA which is
subsequently available for recombination into the chromosome (or maintenance as an …

[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 …