M’hamed Derriche

This study identifies P48, a surface lipoprotein in Mycoplasma species, as essential for ICE acquisition through nucleoside recognition, challenging the donor-centric view of bacterial conjugation.

This study shows that Mycoplasma agalactiae conjugation increases in co-culture with eukaryotic cells, leading to genetic exchange and mosaic genomes, with nucleotide stress potentially modulating this process.