Conjugative plasmids often carry virulence and antibiotic-resistant genes. Therefore,
understanding the behavior of these extra-chromosomal DNA elements gives insights into …

It is difficult to understand plasmid maintenance in the absence of selection and theoretical
models predict the conditions for plasmid persistence to be limited. Plasmid-associated …

The global dissemination of plasmids encoding antibiotic resistance represents an urgent
issue for human health and society. While the fitness costs for host cells associated with …

Plasmids are ubiquitous mobile genetic elements, that can be either costly or beneficial for
their bacterial host. In response to constant viral threat, bacteria have evolved various …

Bacterial cells often suffer a fitness cost after conjugative plasmids' entry because these cells
replicate slower than plasmid-free cells. Compensatory mutations may appear after tens of …

Plasmids are key disseminators of antimicrobial resistance genes and virulence factors, and
it is therefore critical to predict and reduce plasmid spread within microbial communities. The …

Some plasmids can be transferred by conjugation to other bacterial hosts. But almost half of
the plasmids are non-transmissible. These plasmid types can only be transmitted to the …

Conjugative plasmids are extrachromosomal mobile genetic elements pervasive among
bacteria. Plasmids' acquisition often lowers cells' growth rate, so their ubiquity has been a …

Plasmid conjugation is a major mechanism responsible for the spread of antibiotic
resistance. Plasmid fitness costs are known to impact long‐term growth dynamics of …

Plasmids are extrachromosomal genetic elements, some of which disperse horizontally
between different strains and species of bacteria. They are a major factor in the …