Plasmid co-infection: linking biological mechanisms to ecological and evolutionary dynamics
As infectious agents of bacteria and vehicles of horizontal gene transfer, plasmids play a key
role in bacterial ecology and evolution. Plasmid dynamics are shaped not only by plasmid …
role in bacterial ecology and evolution. Plasmid dynamics are shaped not only by plasmid …
The evolution of plasmid stability: Are infectious transmission and compensatory evolution competing evolutionary trajectories?
Conjugative plasmids are widespread and play an important role in bacterial evolution by
accelerating adaptation through horizontal gene transfer. However, explaining the long-term …
accelerating adaptation through horizontal gene transfer. However, explaining the long-term …
Mathematical models of plasmid population dynamics
JCR Hernández-Beltrán, A San Millán… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
With plasmid-mediated antibiotic resistance thriving and threatening to become a serious
public health problem, it is paramount to increase our understanding of the forces that …
public health problem, it is paramount to increase our understanding of the forces that …
Plasmid viability depends on the ecological setting of hosts within a multiplasmid community
C Given, R Penttinen, M Jalasvuori - Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Plasmids are extrachromosomal genetic elements, some of which disperse horizontally
between different strains and species of bacteria. They are a major factor in the …
between different strains and species of bacteria. They are a major factor in the …
The interplay between relatedness and horizontal gene transfer drives the evolution of plasmid-carried public goods
SÉ Mc Ginty, L Lehmann… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Plasmids carry a wide range of genes that are often involved in bacterial social behaviour.
The question of why such genes are frequently mobile has received increasing attention …
The question of why such genes are frequently mobile has received increasing attention …
Impact of plasmid interactions with the chromosome and other plasmids on the spread of antibiotic resistance
Naturally occurring plasmids have medical importance given that they frequently code for
virulence or antibiotic resistance. In many cases, plasmids impose a fitness cost to their …
virulence or antibiotic resistance. In many cases, plasmids impose a fitness cost to their …
Modeling the ecology of parasitic plasmids
Plasmids are autonomous genetic elements that can be exchanged between
microorganisms via horizontal gene transfer (HGT). Despite the central role they play in …
microorganisms via horizontal gene transfer (HGT). Despite the central role they play in …
Positive epistasis between co-infecting plasmids promotes plasmid survival in bacterial populations
Plasmids have a key role in the horizontal transfer of genes among bacteria. Although
plasmids are catalysts for bacterial evolution, it is challenging to understand how they can …
plasmids are catalysts for bacterial evolution, it is challenging to understand how they can …
The dilution effect limits plasmid horizontal transmission in multispecies bacterial communities
By transferring ecologically important traits between species, plasmids drive genomic
divergence and evolutionary innovation in their bacterial hosts. Bacterial communities are …
divergence and evolutionary innovation in their bacterial hosts. Bacterial communities are …
Natural selection, infectious transfer and the existence conditions for bacterial plasmids
Despite the near-ubiquity of plasmids in bacterial populations and the profound contribution
of infectious gene transfer to the adaptation and evolution of bacteria, the mechanisms …
of infectious gene transfer to the adaptation and evolution of bacteria, the mechanisms …