RefSoil+: a Reference Database for Genes and Traits of Soil Plasmids

ABSTRACT Plasmids harbor transferable genes that contribute to the functional repertoire of microbial communities, yet their contributions to metagenomes are often overlooked. Environmental plasmids have the potential to spread antibiotic resistance to clinical microbial strains. In soils, high micr...

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Main Authors: Taylor K. Dunivin, Jinlyung Choi, Adina Howe, Ashley Shade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-02-01
Series:mSystems
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSystems.00349-18