Interdomain conjugal transfer of DNA from bacteria to archaea.

ABSTRACT: Escherichia coli transforms the methanogenic archaeon Methanococcus maripaludis at frequencies ranging from 0.2 x 10(-6) to 2 x 10(-6) per recipient cell. Transformation requires cell-to-cell contact, oriT, and tra functions, is insensitive to DNase I, and otherwise displays hallmarks of conjugation.

SUBMITTER: Dodsworth JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2918978 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature