An essential feature of bacterial plasmids is their ability to replicate as autonomous genetic
elements in a controlled way within the host. Therefore, they can be used to explore the …

Colicins are plasmid-encoded antibacterial proteins that are classified into groups on the
basis of the cell surface receptor to which they bind. The E colicins, for example, all bind to …

As the field of synthetic biology develops, real-world applications are moving from the
realms of ideas and laboratory-confined research towards implementation. A pressing …

Synthetic biology applications in biosensing, bioremediation, and biomining envision the
use of engineered microbes beyond a contained laboratory. Deployment of such microbes …

We isolated, sequenced, and characterized the cryptic plasmid pRE8424 from Rhodococcus
erythropolis DSM8424. Plasmid pRE8424 is a 5,987-bp circular plasmid; it carries six open …

Plasmid typing can provide insights into the epidemiology and transmission of plasmid-
mediated antibiotic resistance. The principal plasmid typing schemes are replicon typing …

Bacteria are the most ubiquitous of all organisms. Responsible for a number of diseases and
for many of the chemical cycles on which life depends, they are genetically adaptable. Vital …

The alpha replicons of the multi-replicon plasmids pGSH500 and pLV1402 have been
characterized by DNA sequence analysis. Analysis of the DNA sequence of a 3672 bp Hin …

The roles of plasmids in phytopathogenic bacteria: mobile arsenals? | Microbiology Society
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Plasmids are autonomously replicating pieces of DNA. This article discusses theta plasmid
replication, which is a class of circular plasmid replication that includes ColE1-like origins of …