Conjugation plays important roles in genome plasticity, adaptation and evolution but is also
the major horizontal gene-transfer route responsible for spreading toxin, virulence and …

Bacterial conjugation is the main horizontal gene transfer route responsible for the spread of
antibiotic resistance, virulence and toxin genes. During conjugation, DNA is transferred from …

Horizontal gene transfer mediated by plasmid conjugation plays a significant role in the
evolution of bacterial species, as well as in the dissemination of antibiotic resistance and …

Plasmid conjugation plays a significant role in the dissemination of antibiotic resistance and
pathogenicity determinants. Understanding how conjugation is regulated is important to gain …

Conjugation is an efficient way for transfer of genetic information between bacteria, even
between highly diverged species, and a major cause for the spreading of resistance genes …

Human microbiome engineering is increasingly proposed as a way to modulate health
outcomes. However, one of the current limitations to engineering microbial communities in …

Highlights•Conjugative plasmids are key mediators of Horizontal Gene Transfer in Bacteria,
frequently mediating environmental adaptation.•In order to make sense of the increasingly …

Plasmids are key drivers of bacterial evolution by transferring genes between cells via
conjugation. Yet, half of the plasmids lack all protein coding genes for this process. We …

Conjugation systems are present on many plasmids as well as on chromosomally integrated
elements. Conjugation, which is a major route by which bacteria exchange genetic material …

Conjugation represents one of the main mechanisms facilitating horizontal gene transfer in
Gram-negative bacteria. This work describes methods for the study of the mobilization of …