Plasmids 101: The Wide World of Natural Plasmids
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Blog Post
Published
Oct. 8, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
...toxins are the clearest example of a plasmid benefiting its host. For example, cells with a penicillin...genes between bacteria can also have serious implications for public health.
Bacteriocin plasmids: microbial...plasmids likely have undiscovered functions, many are simply genetic parasites. Cryptic plasmids tend to be ...Shareck et al., 2004).
Plasmid categorization is complex
Plasmid classification has shifted over the years...Plasmids may also have more than one function: for example, Gateway cloning relies on genes found on an E....plasmids without clear analogues in nature. For example, helper plasmids were developed to replace helper...