Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a substantial threat to human health. The widespread
prevalence of AMR is, in part, due to the horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes …

Plant microbiomes are pivotal for healthy plant physiological development. Microbes live in
complex co-association with plant hosts, and interactions within these microbial …

To increase our basic understanding of the ecology and evolution of conjugative plasmids,
we need reliable estimates of their rate of transfer between bacterial cells. Current assays to …

Abstract Aims Characterize Escherichia coli and E. coli-producing (STEC) isolates from
Brazilian beef to determine heat resistance and the presence of the transmissible locus of …

Metagenomic sequences represent an untapped source of genetic novelty, particularly for
conjugative systems that could be used for plasmid-based delivery of Cas9-derived …

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are considered reservoirs of antibiotic resistance
genes (ARGs). Given that plasmid-mediated horizontal gene transfer plays a critical role in …

The routine work of any molecular biology laboratory includes the daily use of
microorganisms, including strains of E. coli, transformed with a variety of plasmids …

Nucleotide sequence similarity, including k-mer plasmid composition, has been used for
prediction of plasmid evolutionary host range, representing the hosts in which a plasmid has …

The composition of the human gastrointestinal microbiota is linked to the health of the host,
and interventions targeting intestinal microbes may thus be designed to prevent or mitigate …

The plant microbiome is one of the most important environments for ecological interactions
between bacteria that impact the plant and the ecosystem. However, studies on the diversity …