Bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is constantly evolving and horizontal gene transfer
through plasmids plays a major role. The identification of plasmid characteristics and their …

Bacterial plasmids are self-replicating, extrachromosomal elements that are key agents of
change in microbial populations. They promote the dissemination of a variety of traits …

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 …

Many bacteria in the environment have adapted to the presence of toxic heavy metals. Over
the last 30 years, this heavy metal tolerance was the subject of extensive research. The …

Plasmids are and will remain important cloning vehicles for biotechnology. They have also
been associated with the spread of a number of diseases and therefore are a subject of …

Despite the important contribution of self-transmissible plasmids to bacterial evolution, little
is understood about the range of hosts in which these plasmids have evolved. Our goal was …

The soil bacterium Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 contains a high number of heavy metal
resistance genes making it an interesting model organism to study microbial responses to …

Antibiotic resistance (AR) is a threat to modern medicine, and plasmids are driving the
global spread of AR by horizontal gene transfer across microbiomes and environments …

In this chapter, we review the existing literature on bacterial–fungal interactions in soil,
exploring the role fungi may play for soil bacteria as providers of hospitable niches. A focus …

Escherichia coli is zoonotic bacteria and the emergence of antimicrobial-resistant strains
becomes a critical issue in both human and animal health globally. This study was therefore …