New study reveals essential & conditional genes in Xac under varied conditions, validates findings, analyzes conservation, and launches XanthoBrowser. #BacterialGenetics #Xanthomonas @academic.oup.com
Details: doi.org/10.1093/hr/u...

U01.03.015 Bacterial genetics Drag and match each description of bacterial genetic exchange to the correct process. Focus on how genetic material is transferred — whether by DNA uptake, cell-to-cell contact, phage infection, or mobile DNA elements. Understanding these mechanisms is crucial for mastering microbial genetics and antibiotic resistance concepts.

Understand bacterial genetics and gene transfer mechanisms driving diversity and resistance. #BacterialGenetics #Microbiology #GeneTransfer #Transformation #Transduction #Conjugation #Transposition #Plasmids #Bacteriophage #AntibioticResistance #USMLE #MedicalEducation #ClinicalMicrobiology #Genetic

📣NAR Breakthrough Article!📣

✂️ Removal of a single tRNA^Gly gene copy in Staphylococcus aureus via CRISPR weakens the cell wall, biofilm formation and increases antibiotic susceptibility💊

📖 doi.org/10.1093/nar/...

#Microbiology #CRISPR #tRNA #AntibioticResearch #BacterialGenetics

One year ago, I began to annotate online mobile #integrons their #genecassettes and alleles.
I am now ready to freely share my data with everyone concerned in #bacterialgenetics or #antibioticresistance.
There will be monthly updates available published here:
tinyurl.com/Integrons-An...

The nisin O cluster: species dissemination, candidate leader peptide proteases and the role of regulatory systems Nisin O is an antimicrobial peptide encoded by the human gut bacterium Blautia obeum A2-162 which has antimicrobial activity against clinically relevant organisms. The nisin O biosynthetic gene cluste...

📢 "The nisin O cluster: species dissemination, candidate leader peptide proteases and the role of regulatory systems"

Read it here: doi.org/10.1099/mic....

@microbiologysociety.org @quadraminstitute.bsky.social @narbadlab.bsky.social

#Microbiology #BacterialGenetics #LongReads

New NIOO publication: bacLIFE: a user-friendly computational workflow for #genome analysis and prediction of lifestyle-associated genes in #bacteria, by @RaaijmakersJM @VCarryOn1 and others. #bacterialgenetics #bacterialgenomics #biodiversity...