Abstract
Bacterial transformation, transduction, and “conjugation” can be considered the first horizontal transfer mechanisms in living organisms; these mechanisms have occurred since the origin of bacteria and are still current. Although mechanistically quite different, the three processes aim to achieve the main objective of all cells, the ability to survive and adapt to new environments. Transformation, transduction, and “conjugation” implement DNA recombination, creating genetic diversity and, hence, allowing bacteria to acquire new capabilities and evolve, resulting in additional, improved, environmental adaptations that enhance bacterial survival. This chapter summarizes old paradigms and novel findings in these three genetic processes and includes the latest research on the recently described vesicle-mediated bacterial communication mechanism.
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Villa, T.G., Feijoo-Siota, L., Sánchez-Pérez, A., Rama, J.R., Sieiro, C. (2019). Horizontal Gene Transfer in Bacteria, an Overview of the Mechanisms Involved. In: Villa, T., Viñas, M. (eds) Horizontal Gene Transfer. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21862-1_1
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