Conjugation has classically been considered the main mechanism driving plasmid transfer
in nature. Yet bacteria frequently carry so-called non-transmissible plasmids, raising …

Antibiotic resistance spread via plasmids is a serious threat to successfully fight infections
and makes understanding plasmid transfer in nature crucial to prevent the rise of antibiotic …

Antibiotic resistance is rapidly spreading via the horizontal transfer of resistance genes in
mobile genetic elements. While plasmids are key drivers of this process, few integrative …

Conjugative plasmids are the main carriers of transmissible antibiotic resistance (AbR)
genes. For that reason, strategies to control plasmid transmission have been proposed as …

The horizontal gene transfer facilitated by mobile genetic elements impacts almost all areas
of bacterial evolution, including the accretion and dissemination of antimicrobial-resistance …

Phages and plasmids are regarded as distinct types of mobile genetic elements that drive
bacterial evolution by horizontal gene transfer. However, the distinction between both types …

Plasmids have a key role in the horizontal transfer of genes among bacteria. Although
plasmids are catalysts for bacterial evolution, it is challenging to understand how they can …

Horizontal transfer of F-like plasmids by bacterial conjugation is responsible for
disseminating antibiotic resistance and virulence determinants among pathogenic …

Bacteriophages play a major role in spreading mobile genetic elements (MGEs)‐encoded
genes among bacterial populations. In spite of this, the molecular requirements for building …

In recent decades, the notorious pathogen Staphylococcus aureus has become
progressively more contagious, more virulent, and more resistant to antibiotics. This implies …