Natural Transformation in Deinococcus radiodurans: A Genetic Analysis Reveals the Major Roles of DprA, DdrB, RecA, RecF, and RecO Proteins

Natural Transformation in Deinococcus radiodurans: A Genetic Analysis Reveals the Major Roles of DprA, DdrB, RecA, RecF, and RecO Proteins

Horizontal gene transfer is a major driver of bacterial evolution and adaptation to environmental stresses, occurring notably via transformation of naturally competent organisms. The Deinococcus radiodurans bacterium, characterized by its extreme radioresistance, is also naturally competent. Here, w...

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Main Authors: Solenne Ithurbide, Geneviève Coste, Johnny Lisboa, Nicolas Eugénie, Esma Bentchikou, Claire Bouthier de la Tour, Dominique Liger, Fabrice Confalonieri, Suzanne Sommer, Sophie Quevillon-Cheruel, Pascale Servant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Deinococcus radiodurans
natural transformation
DNA uptake
homologous recombination
DprA
RecA
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01253/full

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