Uptake of environmental DNA in Bacillus subtilis occurs all over the cell surface through a dynamic pilus structure
A. Kilb, M. Burghard-Schrod, S. Holtrup, P. L. Graumann
This paper shows that Bacillus subtilis uses a dynamic pilus structure for DNA uptake across the entire cell surface, not just at the cell pole, and that pilin dynamics respond to DNA binding.
bioRxiv · Mar 10, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology