REU:  Bacterial Transformation as a Mechanism of Gene       Transfer in the Marine Environment
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The importance of marine microbial communities in the                      cycling of carbon and nutrients in pelagic ecosystems has only                  recently been realized.  However, the flux of genetic information               through these same communities remains largely unknown. This                    research examines the capability of marine bacteria                             to transfer genetic information by the process of transformation-               -the uptake and expression of genetic information encoded in                    extracellular DNA. There are two specific objectives: 1) to                     investigate transformation of endogenous marine microbial                       assemblages by exogenous transforming DNA; and 2) to determine                  the likelihood of transformation occurring in various marine                    environments and to compare these with the mechanisms of gene                   transfer in terrestrial bacteria. These studies should provide a                more comprehensive picture of the transformation process in the                 marine environment, and a better understanding of the flux of                   genes through marine microbial communities.
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