The intrinsic stability of IncP-1 plasmid pKJK5 was assessed in both an Escherichia coli and
a Kluyvera sp. population maintained in bacterial mats and in liquid nutrient broth without …

Conjugative plasmids play a very important role in bacterial adaptation through the
dissemination of useful traits. Incompatibility group P-1 (IncP-1) plasmids exhibit an extreme …

Horizontal gene transfer by conjugation is common among bacterial populations in soil. It is
well known that the host range of plasmids depends on several factors, including the identity …

Broad-host-range (BHR) IncP-1 plasmids have the ability to transfer between and replicate
in nearly all species of the Alpha-, Beta-and Gammaproteobacteria, but surprisingly few data …

Plasmid-mediated dissemination of antibiotic resistance among fecal Enterobacteriaceae in
natural ecosystems may contribute to the persistence of antibiotic resistance genes in …

Quantitative determination of IncP-1 plasmid loss from Escherichia coli cells colonizing the
gastrointestinal tracts of germfree rats was achieved by flow cytometry. Results show that the …

Plasmids classified to the IncP-1 incompatibility group belong to the most stably maintained
mobile elements among low copy number plasmids known to date. The remarkable …

IncP-1 plasmids are known to be promiscuous, but it is not understood if they are equally
well adapted to various species within their host range. Moreover, little is known about their …

Broad-host-range plasmids play a critical role in the spread of antibiotic resistance and other
traits. In spite of increasing information about the genomic diversity of closely related …

The IncX family of plasmids has recently been expanded to include at least four subtypes,
IncX1–IncX4. The revised classification provides an opportunity for improving our …