Why are rhizobial symbiosis genes mobile?
Rhizobia are one of the most important and best studied groups of bacterial symbionts. They
are defined by their ability to establish nitrogen-fixing intracellular infections within plant …
are defined by their ability to establish nitrogen-fixing intracellular infections within plant …
Going around in circles: virulence plasmids in enteric pathogens
G Pilla, CM Tang - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2018 - nature.com
Plasmids have a major role in the development of disease caused by enteric bacterial
pathogens. Virulence plasmids are usually large (> 40 kb) low copy elements and encode …
pathogens. Virulence plasmids are usually large (> 40 kb) low copy elements and encode …
[HTML][HTML] An evolutionary perspective on plasmid lifestyle modes
Highlights•Plasmid evolution reviewed from the perspective of plasmids.•Mobility, stability,
and indispensability largely determine plasmid lifestyles.•Changes in plasmid traits facilitate …
and indispensability largely determine plasmid lifestyles.•Changes in plasmid traits facilitate …
Plasmid Localization and Partition in Enterobacteriaceae
JY Bouet, BE Funnell - EcoSal Plus, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Plasmids are ubiquitous in the microbial world and have been identified in almost all
species of bacteria that have been examined. Their localization inside the bacterial cell has …
species of bacteria that have been examined. Their localization inside the bacterial cell has …
Segregational drift constrains the evolutionary rate of prokaryotic plasmids
Plasmids are extrachromosomal genetic elements in prokaryotes that have been recognized
as important drivers of microbial ecology and evolution. Plasmids are found in multiple …
as important drivers of microbial ecology and evolution. Plasmids are found in multiple …
Archaeal actins and the origin of a multi-functional cytoskeleton
A Charles-Orszag, NA Petek-Seoane… - Journal of …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Actin and actin-like proteins form filamentous polymers that carry out important cellular
functions in all domains of life. In this review, we sketch a map of the function and regulation …
functions in all domains of life. In this review, we sketch a map of the function and regulation …
Function, expression, specificity, diversity and incompatibility of actinobacteriophage parABS systems
RM Dedrick, TN Mavrich, WL Ng… - Molecular …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
More than 180 individual phages infecting hosts in the phylum Actinobacteria have been
sequenced and grouped into Cluster A because of their similar overall nucleotide …
sequenced and grouped into Cluster A because of their similar overall nucleotide …
Plasmid co-infection: linking biological mechanisms to ecological and evolutionary dynamics
As infectious agents of bacteria and vehicles of horizontal gene transfer, plasmids play a key
role in bacterial ecology and evolution. Plasmid dynamics are shaped not only by plasmid …
role in bacterial ecology and evolution. Plasmid dynamics are shaped not only by plasmid …
Polymer dynamics of Alp7A reveals how two critical concentrations govern assembly of dynamically unstable actin-like proteins
NA Petek-Seoane, J Rodriguez, AI Derman… - Molecular Biology of …, 2024 - molbiolcell.org
Dynamically unstable polymers capture and move cellular cargos in bacteria and
eukaryotes, but regulation of their assembly remains poorly understood. Here we describe …
eukaryotes, but regulation of their assembly remains poorly understood. Here we describe …
Simulating the influence of conjugative-plasmid kinetic values on the multilevel dynamics of antimicrobial resistance in a membrane computing model
Bacterial plasmids harboring antibiotic resistance genes are critical in the spread of
antibiotic resistance. It is known that plasmids differ in their kinetic values, ie, conjugation …
antibiotic resistance. It is known that plasmids differ in their kinetic values, ie, conjugation …