Around all human activity, there are zones of pollution with pesticides, heavy metals,
pharmaceuticals, personal care products and the microorganisms associated with human …

Plasmids are important vehicles for rapid adaptation of bacterial populations to changing
environmental conditions. It is thought that to reduce the cost of plasmid carriage, only a …

Plasmids are extra-chromosomal genetic elements ubiquitous in bacteria, and commonly
transmissible between host cells. Their genomes include variable repertoires of 'accessory …

The quantification and identification of new plasmid-acquiring bacteria in representative
mating conditions is critical to characterize the risk of horizontal gene transfer in the …

High antibiotic releases from manufacturing facilities have been identified as a risk factor for
antibiotic resistance development in bacterial pathogens. However, the role of antibiotic …

Produce is increasingly recognized as a reservoir of human pathogens and transferable
antibiotic resistance genes. This study aimed to explore methods to characterize the …

Various conjugative plasmids were obtained by exogenous plasmid capture, biparental
mating, and/or triparental mating methods from different environmental samples in Japan …

Manure is known to contain residues of antibiotics administered to farm animals as well as
bacteria carrying antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). These genes are often located on …

IncP-1 plasmids, first isolated from clinical specimens (R751, RP4), are recognized as
important vectors spreading antibiotic resistance genes. The abundance of IncP-1 plasmids …

Bacterial communities play an important role in maintaining the normal functioning of
ecosystems; therefore, it is important to understand the effects of polycyclic aromatic …