Abstract:Bacterial conjugation utilizes a type IV secretion system and a DNA transfer mechanism to deliver DNA from one cell to another. Conjugative partners are conventionally confined to the prokaryotic domain. In a prominent exception, Agrobacterium tumefaciens type IV secretion-mediated transfer of DNA to plant cells can result in subsequent chromosomal integration. Recently, we demonstrated interdomain conjugation from Escherichia coli to the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum with the subsequent maintenance of an e… Show more
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