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Plasmid Costs Explain Plasmid Maintenance, Irrespective of the Nature of Compensatory Mutations

Conjugative plasmids often carry virulence and antibiotic-resistant genes. Therefore, understanding the behavior of these extra-chromosomal DNA elements gives insights into their spread. Bacteria frequently replicate slower after plasmids’ entry, an observation inconsistent with the plasmids’ ubiqui...

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Autores principales: Rebelo, João S., Domingues, Célia P. F., Dionisio, Francisco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10215365/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37237742
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12050841