Mechanisms of Transforming DNA Uptake to the Periplasm of Bacillus subtilis
Transformation is a widely distributed mechanism of bacterial horizontal gene transfer that plays a role in the spread of antibiotic resistance and virulence genes and more generally in evolution. Although transformation was discovered nearly a century ago and most, if not all the proteins required...
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American Society for Microbiology
2021
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/b68f0c3d4e9541168a946382ee9951b3 |
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| Summary: | Transformation is a widely distributed mechanism of bacterial horizontal gene transfer that plays a role in the spread of antibiotic resistance and virulence genes and more generally in evolution. Although transformation was discovered nearly a century ago and most, if not all the proteins required have been identified in several bacterial species, much remains poorly understood about the molecular mechanism of DNA uptake. |
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