Bacteriophages Limit the Existence Conditions for Conjugative Plasmids

Bacteriophages Limit the Existence Conditions for Conjugative Plasmids

ABSTRACT Bacteriophages are a major cause of bacterial mortality and impose strong selection on natural bacterial populations, yet their effects on the dynamics of conjugative plasmids have rarely been tested. We combined experimental evolution, mathematical modeling, and individual-based simulation...

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Main Authors: Ellie Harrison, A. Jamie Wood, Calvin Dytham, Jonathan W. Pitchford, Julie Truman, Andrew Spiers, Steve Paterson, Michael A. Brockhurst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2015-07-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00586-15

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