Approximately 10% of bacterial genomes are split between two or more large DNA
fragments, a genome architecture referred to as a multipartite genome. This multipartite …

Legume plants host nitrogen-fixing endosymbiotic Rhizobium bacteria in root nodules. In
Medicago truncatula, the bacteria undergo an irreversible (terminal) differentiation mediated …

Repeated sequences are commonly present in the sites for DNA replication initiation in
bacterial, archaeal, and eukaryotic replicons. Those motifs are usually the binding places for …

Abstract Background In the bacterium Caulobacter crescentus, CtrA coordinates DNA
replication, cell division, and polar morphogenesis and is considered the cell cycle master …

Symbiosomes are organelle-like structures in the cytoplasm of legume nodule cells which
are composed of the special, nitrogen-fixing forms of rhizobia called bacteroids, the …

In α-proteobacteria, strict regulation of cell cycle progression is necessary for the specific
cellular differentiation required for adaptation to diverse environmental niches. The …

The symbiosis between rhizobial bacteria and legume plants has served as a model for
investigating the genetics of nitrogen fixation and the evolution of facultative mutualism. We …

Bacterial strains capable of degrading man‐made xenobiotic compounds are good
materials to study bacterial evolution towards new metabolic functions. Lindane (γ …

Mechanisms adjusting replication initiation and cell cycle progression in response to
environmental conditions are crucial for microbial survival. Functional characterization of the …

A considerable share of bacterial species maintains multipartite genomes. Precise
coordination of genome replication and segregation with cell growth and division is vital for …