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

The capacity to release genetic material into the extracellular medium has been reported in
cultures of numerous species of bacteria, archaea, and fungi, and also in the context of …

Periodontal diseases are initiated by bacterial species living in polymicrobial biofilms at or
below the gingival margin and progress largely as a result of the inflammation elicited by …

Bacteriophages (phages) typically exhibit a narrow host range, yet they tremendously impact
horizontal gene transfer (HGT). Here, we investigate phage dynamics in communities …

In recent years, the explosive spread of antibiotic resistance determinants among
pathogenic, commensal, and environmental bacteria has reached a global dimension …

Double‐strand breaks (DSBs) are the most detrimental DNA damage encountered by
bacterial cells. DBSs can be repaired by homologous recombination thanks to the …

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 …

Acinetobacter baumannii is a dangerous nosocomial pathogen, especially due to its ability
to rapidly acquire new genetic traits, including antibiotic resistance genes (ARG). In A …

Bacteria encode a single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) binding protein (SSB) crucial for genome
maintenance. In Bacillus subtilis and Streptococcus pneumoniae, an alternative SSB, SsbB …

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 …