Horizontal transfer of bacteriocin biosynthesis genes requires metabolic adaptation to improve compound production and cellular fitness
S. Krauss, T. A. Harbig, J. Rapp, T. Schäfle, M. Franz-Wachtel, L. Reetz, A. M. A. Elsherbini, B. Macek, S. Grond, H. Link, K. Nieselt, B. Krismer, A. Peschel, S. Heilbronner
This study shows that transferring bacteriocin biosynthesis genes between Staphylococcus aureus strains requires metabolic adaptation to enhance compound production and cellular fitness.
bioRxiv · Jul 28, 2022Microbiology