Transformation is a genetic exchange mechanism by which “naked” DNA is taken up by bacteria. This newly acquired DNA may include genes that enable bacteria to perform tasks that were previously ...

Bacterial genetics is the study of the mechanisms ... replica plating, mutagenesis, transformation, conjugation and transduction. Some bacteria use a large protein complex, the stressosome ...

Prokaryotes, which include bacteria and single-celled microorganisms called Archaea, usually pass their chromosomal DNA on to their offspring asexually. In other words, a bacterial cell reproduces ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have conducted a high-throughput growth assay and used machine learning to address the genetic ... strategy for bacterial survival in the natural environment.

Through a process called transformation, bacteria can pick up loose pieces of DNA containing resistance ... dwelling Listeria genomes collected from natural environments across the United States.