Conjugative plasmids are key agents of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) that accelerate bacterial adaptation by vectoring ecologically important traits ...

19 янв. 2021 г. · Plasmids have a key role in bacterial ecology and evolution because they mobilize accessory genes by horizontal gene transfer.

31 авг. 2023 г. · Horizontal gene transfer is a process in which an organism transfers genetic material to another organism that is not its offspring. Mechanisms ...

17 июл. 2020 г. · Plasmids can mediate horizontal gene transfer of antibiotic resistance, virulence genes, and other adaptive factors across bacterial populations.

13 янв. 2023 г. · Plasmids can be transferred through direct physical contact between bacteria in a process known as conjugation, which helps bacteria share their antibiotic ...

27 дек. 2022 г. · Plasmid fitness is directed by two orthogonal processes—vertical transfer through cell division and horizontal transfer through conjugation.

Plasmid-mediated horizontal gene transfer is a coevolutionary process. ... Conjugative plasmids are key agents of horizontal gene transfer that accelerate.

Plasmids have a key role in bacterial ecology and evolution because they mobilize accessory genes by horizontal gene transfer. However, recent studies have ...

Bacterial plasmid conjugation is inherently complex and relies on the interplay of a multitude of factors including both DNA and protein regulation, as well as ...

24 мар. 2023 г. · Conjugation mediates horizontal gene transfer by mobilizing plasmid DNA across two different cells, facilitating the spread of beneficial ...