Antibiotic resistance in plant-pathogenic bacteria
Antibiotics have been used for the management of relatively few bacterial plant diseases
and are largely restricted to high-value fruit crops because of the expense involved …
and are largely restricted to high-value fruit crops because of the expense involved …
Environmental hotspots for antibiotic resistance genes
Bacterial resistance toward broad‐spectrum antibiotics has become a major concern in
recent years. The threat posed by the infectious bacteria and the pace with which resistance …
recent years. The threat posed by the infectious bacteria and the pace with which resistance …
Genomic islands: tools of bacterial horizontal gene transfer and evolution
M Juhas, JR Van Der Meer, M Gaillard… - FEMS microbiology …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Bacterial genomes evolve through mutations, rearrangements or horizontal gene transfer.
Besides the core genes encoding essential metabolic functions, bacterial genomes also …
Besides the core genes encoding essential metabolic functions, bacterial genomes also …
Bacterial genome instability
E Darmon, DRF Leach - Microbiology and Molecular Biology …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacterial genomes are remarkably stable from one generation to the next but are plastic on
an evolutionary time scale, substantially shaped by horizontal gene transfer, genome …
an evolutionary time scale, substantially shaped by horizontal gene transfer, genome …
Conjugative plasmids: vessels of the communal gene pool
Comparative whole-genome analyses have demonstrated that horizontal gene transfer
(HGT) provides a significant contribution to prokaryotic genome innovation. The evolution of …
(HGT) provides a significant contribution to prokaryotic genome innovation. The evolution of …
Horizontal gene transfer, genome innovation and evolution
JP Gogarten, JP Townsend - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2005 - nature.com
To what extent is the tree of life the best representation of the evolutionary history of
microorganisms? Recent work has shown that, among sets of prokaryotic genomes in which …
microorganisms? Recent work has shown that, among sets of prokaryotic genomes in which …
Parallel compensatory evolution stabilizes plasmids across the parasitism-mutualism continuum
Plasmids drive genomic diversity in bacteria via horizontal gene transfer [1, 2]; nevertheless,
explaining their survival in bacterial populations is challenging [3]. Theory predicts that …
explaining their survival in bacterial populations is challenging [3]. Theory predicts that …
Diversification of the type IV filament superfamily into machines for adhesion, protein secretion, DNA uptake, and motility
Processes of molecular innovation require tinkering and shifting in the function of existing
genes. How this occurs in terms of molecular evolution at long evolutionary scales remains …
genes. How this occurs in terms of molecular evolution at long evolutionary scales remains …
Plasmid-mediated horizontal gene transfer is a coevolutionary process
E Harrison, MA Brockhurst - Trends in microbiology, 2012 - cell.com
Conjugative plasmids are key agents of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) that accelerate
bacterial adaptation by vectoring ecologically important traits between strains and species …
bacterial adaptation by vectoring ecologically important traits between strains and species …
Understanding the contribution of environmental factors in the spread of antimicrobial resistance
S Fletcher - Environmental health and preventive medicine, 2015 - Springer
The overuse and abuse of antibiotics have contributed to the global epidemic of antibiotic
resistance. Current evidence suggests that widespread dependency on antibiotics and …
resistance. Current evidence suggests that widespread dependency on antibiotics and …