Protoplast fusion in Bacillus species produces frequent, unbiased, genome-wide homologous recombination
L. Burdick, J. Streich, D. Vasileva, D. M. Klingeman, H. Chhetri, J. Ellis, D. Close, D. Jacobson, J. K. Michener
This study uses protoplast fusion in Bacillus species to show genome-wide, unbiased homologous recombination without recombination hotspots or genetic distance effects.
bioRxiv · Oct 6, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology