Enhanced Fusobacterium nucleatum Genetics Using Host DNA Methyltransferases To Bypass Restriction-Modification Systems
Ariana Umaña, Tam T. D. Nguyen, Blake E. Sanders, Kevin Jon Williams, Bryce Wozniak, Daniel J. Slade
Abstract
Fusobacterium nucleatum is an oral opportunistic pathogen associated with diseases that include cancer and preterm birth. Our understanding of how this bacterium modulates human disease has been hindered by a lack of genetic systems.
Topics & Concepts
Fusobacterium nucleatumBiologyMicrobiologyFusobacteriumPlasmidMethyltransferaseGeneticsGeneBacteriaBacteroidesMethylationPorphyromonas gingivalisGut microbiota and healthInfections and bacterial resistanceMycobacterium research and diagnosis