Sexual selection in bacteria?
dc.contributor.author | Vos, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Buckling, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Kuijper, B | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-02T11:55:04Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-09-04 | |
dc.description.abstract | A main mechanism of lateral gene transfer in bacteria is transformation, where cells take up free DNA from the environment which subsequently can be recombined into the genome. Bacteria are also known to actively release DNA into the environment through secretion or lysis, which could aid uptake via transformation. Various evolutionary benefits of DNA uptake and DNA release have been proposed but these have all been framed in the context of natural selection. Here, we interpret bacterial DNA uptake and release in the context of sexual selection theory, which has been central to our understanding of the bewildering diversity of traits associated with sexual reproduction in the eukaryote world but has never been applied to prokaryotes. Specifically, we explore potential scenarios where bacteria releasing DNA into the environment could compete for successful uptake by other cells, or where bacteria could selectively take up DNA to enhance their fitness. We conclude that there is potential for sexual selection to act in bacteria, and that this might in part explain the considerable diversity in transformation-related behaviours. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Royal Society | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 27, pp. 972 - 981 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.tim.2019.07.009 | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | NE/P001130/1 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/39904 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | en_GB |
dc.subject | transformation | en_GB |
dc.subject | sexual selection | en_GB |
dc.subject | DNA secretion | en_GB |
dc.subject | cell lysis | en_GB |
dc.subject | lateral gene transfer | en_GB |
dc.title | Sexual selection in bacteria? | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2019-12-02T11:55:04Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0966-842X | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available from the publisher via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Trends in Microbiology | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2019-09-04 | |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2019-09-04 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2019-12-02T11:52:14Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | VoR | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2019-12-02T11:55:09Z | |
refterms.panel | A | en_GB |
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