Genetic analysis of a plasmid-encoded, host genotype-specific enhancement of bacterial fitness.

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In the absence of antibiotics, carriage of pACYC184 reduces the competitive fitness of an Escherichia coli B genotype that was not previously selected for plasmid carriage, relative to that of an isogenic plasmid-free competitor. However, a host genotype propagated with the plasmid for 500 generations evolved an unexpected competitive advantage from plasmid carriage, relative to its own isogenic plasmid-free...

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