To adapt to changing environmental pressures, bacteria have developed various methods that allow them to uptake exogenous DNA and incorporate it into their own genomes. One of these processes is ...

Bacterial conjugation is an energy-driven DNA transfer process requiring cell contact between donor and recipient cells. Cell contact sends a signal in donor bacteria for mating bridge formation and ...

Researchers have uncovered new details about how bacteria hook up to exchange DNA that helps them resist antibiotics. One of the primary ways harmful bacteria acquire resistance to antibiotics is by ...

BOSTON & ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Omniose, a company developing polysaccharide conjugate vaccines against serious bacterial threats, announced today the expansion of the leadership team to include ...

Cross-species coupling is generally frowned upon. But in the liberal labs of California it is actively being encouraged. Bugs that are persuaded to get down and dirty with hamster cells are rewriting ...