Disruption of bacteriophage integration site promotes rapid diversification of multicellular traits in Bacillus subtilis.

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Certain bacteria are known for their remarkable genetic and phenotypic diversity, as well as rapid morphological diversification during evolution experiments. An example is Bacillus subtilis, which can switch motility, biofilm, or antagonistic interaction patterns. Here, we investigated how different forms of disruption at the spsM locus, including SPβ integration, insertional mutagenesis (spsM::kan), and...

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• Bacillus subtilis
• Bacterial Proteins
• Bacteriophages
• Biofilms
• Mutagenesis, Insertional