Molecular mechanisms and applications of natural transformation in bacteria

Natural transformation is a process in which bacteria uptake exogenous DNA from the environment during a transient physiological state called competence. The DNA can either autonomously replicate or integrate into the bacterial chromosome through homologous recombination. Natural transformation has...

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Main Authors: Changcheng Niu, Hao Wu, Xiaona Wang, Liying Hu, Yanping Han, Jianjun Qiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1578813/full
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