Plasmids are key vectors of horizontal gene transfer and essential genetic engineering tools.
They code for genes involved in many aspects of microbial biology, including detoxication …

Commonly known as mycoplasmas, bacteria of the class Mollicutes include the smallest and
simplest life forms capable of self replication outside of a host. Yet, this minimalism hides …

Practical Handbook of Microbiology, 4th edition provides basic, clear and concise
knowledge and practical information about working with microorganisms. Useful to anyone …

With their reduced genome bound by a single membrane, bacteria of the Mycoplasma
species represent some of the simplest autonomous life forms. Yet, these minute …

The class Mollicutes (trivial name" mycoplasma") is composed of wall-less bacteria with
reduced genomes whose evolution was long thought to be only driven by gene losses …

Mycoplasmas are a diverse group of pathogens responsible for disease in a wide range of
animal species. In recent years there have been considerable advances in knowledge of the …

This complete and fully assembled genome sequence of Mycoplasma bovis type strain
PG45 is the first available for this species and offers a framework for comparison with …

Contagious agalactia (CA) is a serious disease of small dairy ruminants that has a
substantial economic impact on the goat and sheep milk industries. The main aetiological …

Humans are colonized by thousands of bacterial species, but it is difficult to assess the
metabolic and pathogenic potential of the majority of these because they have yet to be …

Horizontal Gene Transfer was long thought to be marginal in Mycoplasma a large group of
wall-less bacteria often portrayed as minimal cells because of their reduced genomes (ca …