It is increasingly being recognized that the transfer of conjugative plasmids across species
boundaries plays a vital role in the adaptability of bacterial populations in soil. There are …

Twenty-six different plant species were analyzed regarding their performance in soil
contaminated with petroleum oil. Two well-performing species, Italian ryegrass (Lolium …

Transmissible plasmids are responsible for the spread of genetic determinants, such as
antibiotic resistance or virulence traits, causing a large ecological and epidemiological …

The naphthalene-degrading activity of a Pseudomonas sp. strain isolated from a creosote-
contaminated soil was shown to be encoded by the IncP9 plasmid pNF142 by transfer to …

Background Klebsiella pneumoniae is the most frequent KPC-producing bacteria. The bla
KPC gene is frequently embedded in Tn4401 transposon, and less frequently in non …

Manure is known to contain residues of antibiotics administered to farm animals as well as
bacteria carrying antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). These genes are often located on …

In this study, the combination of culture enrichments and molecular tools was used to identify
bacterial guilds, plasmids and functional genes potentially important in the process of …

IncP-9 plasmids are important vehicles for degradation and resistance genes that contribute
to the adaptability of Pseudomonas species in a variety of natural habitats. The three …

Microbial communities in soil reside in a highly heterogeneous habitat where diverse
mineral surfaces, complex organic matter and microorganisms interact with each other. This …

Microoganisms are distributed across every ecosystem, and microbial transformations are
fundamental to the operation of the biosphere. Microbial ecology is the study of this …