Natural conjugative plasmids expressed factors that induced planktonic bacteria to form or enter biofilm communities, which favour the infectious transfer of the plasmid.

Conjugative plasmids are extrachromosomal genetic elements that carry genetic determinants for adaptive traits. They contribute to the global dissemination of antibiotic resistance among multidrug ...

Many plasmids are incapable of conjugating on their own (non-conjugative plasmids) as they lack the machinery for conjugation; sometimes, these can be mobilized for transfer by the presence of a ...

A large proportion of gene transfer between bacteria takes place with the aid of what are known as conjugative plasmids, ... "Our results show that plasmids from the IncP-1 group have existed ...

DNA plasmids have several unique properties that make them naturally unique. ... However, more studies are required to focus on the networks’ regulation of conjugative plasmids with the aim of ...

Thereafter, five derivative plasmids of M3C1 were created containing the traJ mutation, including the pSuperCon5 (pSC5) plasmid with additional elements for improved conjugative transfer to ...

This cat-RNA was introduced into a model microbial community using conjugative plasmids, which are naturally occurring gene carriers in bacteria.

A vast array of conjugative plasmids have been identified in drug-resistant bacteria, which carry one or more resistance genes to most - if not all - clinically used antibiotic drugs.

In classical bacterial conjugation, one bacterium transfers genetic material to another through direct cell-to-cell contact. 3 This can either be through a natural process or via artificial means.

This cat-RNA was introduced into a model microbial community using conjugative plasmids, which are naturally occurring gene carriers in bacteria.