Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is the movement of genetic material from one organism to another. In this article, we will ...

Figure 2: A diagram showing the process of specialized bacterial transduction. A) Bacteriophage binding. B) Bacteriophage infection. C) Bacteriophage DNA integration. D) Bacteriophage de-integration.

To determine whether TRIP vectors, which include the central DNA flap, allow improved transduction in primary neural cells, we assessed gene transfer in human neuroepithelial progenitors (hNP ...

Southern transfer and hybridization 1 is used to study how genes are organized within genomes by mapping restriction sites in and around segments of genomic DNA. This protocol describes the first ...

In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive antibiotic resistance and even shape entire ecosystems. Now an interdisciplinary ...

Even dead bacteria, it seemed, could share their genes. Almost all bacterial genomes show evidence of past LGT events, and the phenomenon is known to have profound effects on microbial biology. This ...

Traditional methods for studying gene transfer involve labeling ... forms of gene exchange such as transduction (via bacteriophages) and transformation (direct DNA uptake). Additionally ...