Fitness costs of plasmids: a limit to plasmid transmission
Plasmids mediate the horizontal transmission of genetic information between bacteria, facilitating their adaptation to multiple environmental conditions. An especially important example of the ability of plasmids to catalyze bacterial adaptation and evolution is their instrumental role in the global...
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American Society for Microbiology
2017
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