MicrobiologyApplied and Environmental MicrobiologyPeer-reviewed
Bacterial Conjugation in the Ruminant Pathogen Mycoplasma agalactiae is Influenced by Eukaryotic Host Factors
M’hamed Derriche, Laurent‐Xavier Nouvel, Maria Gaudino…·Éric Baranowski
This study shows that Mycoplasma agalactiae conjugation increases in co-culture with eukaryotic cells, leading to genetic exchange and mosaic genomes, with nucleotide stress potentially modulating this process.