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Nucleic Acids Research, 2021 Plasmids and temperate phages are key contributors to bacterial evolution. They are usually regarded as very distinct. However, some elements, termed phage–plasmids, are known to be both plasmids and phages, e.g. P1, N15 or SSU5. The number, distribution,
E. Pfeifer +3 more
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Pan-Genome Portrait of Bacillus mycoides Provides Insights into the Species Ecology and Evolution
Microbiology Spectrum, 2021 Bacillus mycoides is poorly known despite its frequent occurrence in a wide variety of environments. To provide direct insight into its ecology and evolutionary history, a comparative investigation of the species pan-genome and the functional gene ...
Krzysztof Fiedoruk +4 more
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Characterizing Plasmids in Bacteria Species Relevant to Urinary Health
Microbiology Spectrum, 2021 The urinary tract has a microbial community (the urinary microbiota or urobiota) that has been associated with human health. Whole genome sequencing of bacteria is a powerful tool, allowing investigation of the genomic content of the urobiota, also ...
Cesar Montelongo Hernandez +2 more
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mBio, 2022 The emergence of the plasmid-borne colistin resistance gene mcr-1 threatens public health. IncX4-type plasmids are one of the most epidemiologically successful vehicles for spreading mcr-1 worldwide.
Lingxian Yi +6 more
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Plasmid Transfer in the Ocean – A Case Study from the Roseobacter Group
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017 Plasmid mediated horizontal gene transfer (HGT) has been speculated to be one of the prime mechanisms for the adaptation of roseobacters (Rhodobacteraceae) to their ecological niches in the marine habitat.
Jörn Petersen, Irene Wagner-Döbler
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 IncI-complex plasmids can be divided into seven subgroups IncI1, IncI2, IncIγ, IncB/O, IncK1, IncK2, and IncZ. In this study, a replicon-based scheme was proposed for typing IncI-complex plasmids into four separately clustering subgroups IncI2, IncI1/B/O,
Defu Zhang +20 more
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Pathways for horizontal gene transfer in bacteria revealed by a global map of their plasmids
Nature Communications, 2020 Plasmids can mediate horizontal gene transfer of antibiotic resistance, virulence genes, and other adaptive factors across bacterial populations. Here, we analyze genomic composition and pairwise sequence identity for over 10,000 reference plasmids to ...
S. Redondo-Salvo +7 more
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010 Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) 3–producing Escherichia coli was isolated from a carrier of KPC-3–producing K. pneumoniae. The KPC-3 plasmid was identical in isolates of both species. The patient's gut flora contained a carbapenem-susceptible E.
Moran G. Goren +5 more
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Nucleic Acids Research, 1984 A simple and efficient method for synthesizing pure single stranded RNAs of virtually any structure is described. This in vitro transcription system is based on the unusually specific RNA synthesis by bacteriophage SP6 RNA polymerase which initiates ...
D. Melton +5 more
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The Importance of the Expendable: Toxin–Antitoxin Genes in Plasmids and Chromosomes
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017 Toxin–antitoxin (TA) genes were first reported in plasmids and were considered expendable genetic cassettes involved in the stable maintenance of the plasmid replicon by interfering with growth and/or viability of bacteria in which the plasmid was lost ...
Ramón Díaz-Orejas +2 more
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