ArticleMicrobial biotechnology2023
Cell-to-cell non-conjugative plasmid transfer between Bacillus subtilis and lactic acid bacteria.
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- Targeting Horizontal Gene Transfer to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance: A Review of Mechanisms, Drivers, and Multi-Omics Strategies.Infection and drug resistance · 2026Review
- Plasmid Backbone Impacts Conjugation Rate, Transconjugant Fitness, and Community Assembly of Genetically Bioaugmented Soil Microbes for PAH Bioremediation.ACS environmental Au · 2025Article
- Cell-to-Cell Natural Transformation Mediated Efficient Plasmid Transfer BetweenInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Community context influences the conjugation efficiency ofFEMS microbes · 2024Article
- Towards the diversification of lactococcal starter and non-starter species in mesophilic dairy culture systems.Microbial biotechnology · 2023Review
- Nanotube-mediated plasmid transfer as a natural alternative for the improvement of industrially relevant bacteria.Microbial biotechnology · 2023Article
- Cell-to-cell non-conjugative plasmid transfer between Bacillus subtilis and lactic acid bacteria.Microbial biotechnology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Bacillus subtilis is a soil-dwelling bacterium that can interact with a plethora of other microorganisms in its natural habitat. Due to the versatile interactions and its ability to form nanotubes, i.e., recently described membrane structures that trade cytoplasmic content between neighbouring cells, we investigated the potential of HGT from B. subtilis to industrially-relevant members of lactic acid bacteria (LAB). To explore the interspecies HGT events, we developed a co-culturing protocol and provided proof of transfer of a small high copy non-conjugative plasmid from B. subtilis to LABs. Interestingly, the plasmid transfer did not involve conjugation nor activation of the competent state by B. subtilis. Moreover, our study shows for the first time non-conjugative cell-to-cell intraspecies plasmid transfer for non-competent Lactococcus lactis sp. cremoris strains. Our study indicates that cell-to-cell transformation is a ubiquitous form of HGT and can be potentially utilized as an alternative tool for natural (non-GMO) strain improvement.
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