The majority of the bacterial genome sequences deposited in the National Center for
Biotechnology Information database contain prophage sequences. Analysis of the …

Abortive infection (Abi) systems, also called phage exclusion, block phage multiplication and
cause premature bacterial cell death upon phage infection. This decreases the number of …

Bacteriophages (prokaryotic viruses) are favourite model systems to study DNA replication
in prokaryotes, and provide examples for every theoretically possible replication …

In all living organisms, the response to double-strand breaks (DSBs) is critical for the
maintenance of chromosome integrity. Homologous recombination (HR), which utilizes a …

We have investigated the structural, biochemical and cellular roles of the two single-
stranded (ss) DNA-binding proteins from Bacillus subtilis, SsbA and SsbB. During …

The homologous recombination systems of linear double-stranded (ds) DNA
bacteriophages are required for the generation of genetic diversity, the repair of dsDNA …

While much of this volume focuses on mammalian DNA repair systems that are directly
involved in genome stability and cancer, it is important to still be mindful of model systems …

Bacillus subtilis and its closely related species are important strains for industry, agriculture,
and medicine. However, it is difficult to perform genetic manipulations using the endogenous …

Background Bacterial motility is a crucial factor in the colonization of natural environments.
Escherichia coli has two flagella-driven motility types: swimming and swarming. Swimming …

Natural transformation is a programmed mechanism characterized by binding of free double-
stranded (ds) DNA from the environment to the cell pole in rod-shaped bacteria. In Bacillus …