Essential gene acquisition destabilizes plasmid inheritance.

Extra-chromosomal genetic elements are important drivers of evolutionary transformations and ecological adaptations in prokaryotes with their evolutionary success often depending on their 'utility' to the host. Examples are plasmids encoding antibiotic resistance genes, which are known to...

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Main Authors: Tanita Wein, Yiqing Wang, Myriam Barz, Fenna T Stücker, Katrin Hammerschmidt, Tal Dagan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-07-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009656