Natural bacterial transformation involves the internalization and chromosomal integration of
DNA and has now been documented in∼ 80 species. Recent advances have established …

In this review an overview is given on antibiotic resistance (AR) mechanisms with special
attentions to the AR genes described so far preceded by a short introduction on the …

It is expected that the increasing genetic information on Bacillus cereus in genome
databases will pave the way for investigating its evolution, ecology, and virulence, and …

Bacteriophages infect an estimated 1023 to 1025 bacterial cells each second, many of
which carry physiologically relevant plasmids (eg, those encoding antibiotic resistance) …

The possibility of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) among microorganisms in food matrices
has been specifically targeted in a few investigations, though most current knowledge has …

The genus Geobacillus comprises a group of Gram-positive thermophilic bacteria, including
obligate aerobes, denitrifiers, and facultative anaerobes that can grow over a range of 45 …

It has long been a question whether Staphylococcus aureus, a major human pathogen, is
able to develop natural competence for transformation by DNA. We previously showed that a …

Multicellular biofilm formation and surface motility are bacterial behaviors considered
mutually exclusive. However, the basic decision to move over or stay attached to a surface is …

In all sexual organisms, adaptations exist that secure the safe reassortment of homologous
alleles and prevent the intrusion of potentially hazardous alien DNA. Some bacteria engage …

Advancements in DNA sequencing technologies within the last decade have stimulated an
unprecedented interest in the human microbiome, largely due the broad diversity of human …