Chromosome segregation and site-specific recombination are critical processes in bacterial cell division and genetic stability. These mechanisms ensure that genetic material is accurately ...

However, new findings from Konstantinidis and his team suggest otherwise, positing that bacteria not only form species but also maintain cohesion within these species through mechanisms that closely ...

Scientists widely believed that bacteria, due to their unique genetic exchange mechanisms ... They found that a process called “homologous recombination” plays a major role in keeping ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global public health crisis responsible for more than a million deaths annually. By 2050, the ...

New research reveals that bacteria form species and maintain cohesion through frequent DNA exchange within species. This ...

Scientists widely believed that bacteria, due to their unique genetic exchange mechanisms and the vast size ... They found that a process called “homologous recombination” plays a major role in ...

Genetic recombination and recombinational DNA repair also occurs in bacteria and archaea, which use asexual reproduction. Recombination can be artificially induced in laboratory (in vitro) settings, ...

This regulation is crucial for the survival of the bacteria during stationary ... by binding to nearby DNA. Homologous Recombination: A type of genetic recombination in which nucleotide sequences ...

When Kostas Konstantinidis proved that many bacteria—like plants and animals—are organized into species, he upended a long-held scientific belief. Scientists widely believed that bacteria, due to ...

New research from Tulane University has identified a unique genetic signature in bacteria that can predict their likelihood of developing antibiotic resistance, a finding that can help quickly ...

Scientists widely believed that bacteria, due to their unique genetic exchange mechanisms ... They found that a process called "homologous recombination" plays a major role in keeping microbial ...