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In situ monitoring of IncF plasmid transfer on semi-solid agar surfaces reveals a limited invasion of plasmids in recipient colonies.
Plasmid - 1 Mar 2012
Reisner Andreas, Wolinski Heimo, Zechner Ellen L
Abstract excerpt
Most natural conjugative IncF plasmids encode a fertility inhibition system that represses transfer gene expression in the majority of plasmid-carrying cells. The successful spread of these plasmids in clinically relevant bacteria has been suggested to be supported by a transitory derepression of transfer gene expression in newly formed transconjugants. In this study, we aimed to monitor the extent of transitory...
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