Homology of DNA import systems in #archaea to the #conjugation transport systems in #bacteria.
New research in Nature Communications on: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36349-8
#microbiology #HorizontalGeneTransfer #evolution
New research in Nature Communications on: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36349-8
#microbiology #HorizontalGeneTransfer #evolution
Archaeal DNA-import apparatus is homologous to bacterial conjugation machinery - Nature Communications
Bacteria can exchange DNA through extracellular appendages (‘mating pili’) in a process known as conjugation. Here, Beltran et al.Nature