title: Riemerella columbina
text: # Riemerella columbina
  
  Riemerella columbina is a Gram-negative bacterium from the genus of Riemerella which can cause respiratory disease in pigeons.
  
  R. columbina is naturally competent to undergo genetic transformation during growth, especially during the logarithmic phase. R. columbina preferentially takes up its own genomic DNA rather than heterologous DNA.
  
  