Novel mechanism of plasmid-DNA transfer mediated by heterologous cell fusion in syntrophic coculture of Clostridium organisms
K. Charubin, G. J. Gregory, E. T. PAPOUTSAKIS
The paper demonstrates a novel mechanism of horizontal gene transfer via heterologous cell fusion in syntrophic Clostridium cocultures, enabling plasmid DNA exchange and antibiotic resistance acquisition.
bioRxiv · Dec 15, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology