Plasmids 101: The Wide World of Natural Plasmids
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...can spread between hosts through horizontal (or “lateral”) gene transfer. Horizontal gene transfer can occur...specialized degradative capabilities are often tightly regulated to be active only in the presence of the target...rapid spreading of genetic material through a population of cells.
Cryptic plasmids: microbial mysteries...organization doesn’t necessarily reflect genetic relationships or plasmid incompatibility.
Plasmids may also...2004). Cloning Vectors Based on Cryptic Plasmids Isolated from Lactic Acid Bacteria:Their Characteristics...