Ethanol tolerance in Escherichia coli DH5-Alpha developed by serial exposure to sublethal doses is conferred to wild strains by horizontal gene transfer
This study shows that ethanol tolerance evolved in E. coli through serial exposure can be transferred to wild strains via horizontal gene transfer, with transformation and transduction enabling tolerance up to 55% and 45% v/v ethanol, respectively.
bioRxiv · Jan 20, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology