Plasmid-powered evolutionary transitions
The acquisition of a virulence plasmid is sufficient to turn a beneficial strain of Rhodococcus bacteria into a pathogen.
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| author | Ryan A Melnyk Cara H Haney |
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| description | The acquisition of a virulence plasmid is sufficient to turn a beneficial strain of Rhodococcus bacteria into a pathogen. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-37dcd893e1e14d37be983c7b6de4be1e2022-12-22T03:24:27ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2017-12-01610.7554/eLife.33383Plasmid-powered evolutionary transitionsRyan A Melnyk0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6331-2210Cara H Haney1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6099-6677Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CanadaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CanadaThe acquisition of a virulence plasmid is sufficient to turn a beneficial strain of Rhodococcus bacteria into a pathogen.https://elifesciences.org/articles/33383mutualismvirulenceevolutionary transitionhorizontal gene transferRhodococcusplant pathology |
| spellingShingle | Ryan A Melnyk Cara H Haney Plasmid-powered evolutionary transitions eLife mutualism virulence evolutionary transition horizontal gene transfer Rhodococcus plant pathology |
| title | Plasmid-powered evolutionary transitions |
| title_full | Plasmid-powered evolutionary transitions |
| title_fullStr | Plasmid-powered evolutionary transitions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Plasmid-powered evolutionary transitions |
| title_short | Plasmid-powered evolutionary transitions |
| title_sort | plasmid powered evolutionary transitions |
| topic | mutualism virulence evolutionary transition horizontal gene transfer Rhodococcus plant pathology |
| url | https://elifesciences.org/articles/33383 |
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