Members of the genus Pseudomonas inhabit a wide variety of environments, which is
reflected in their versatile metabolic capacity and broad potential for adaptation to fluctuating …

Conjugative plasmids are key agents of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) that accelerate
bacterial adaptation by vectoring ecologically important traits between strains and species …

Plasmids drive genomic diversity in bacteria via horizontal gene transfer [1, 2]; nevertheless,
explaining their survival in bacterial populations is challenging [3]. Theory predicts that …

Background Pseudomonas fluorescens are common soil bacteria that can improve plant
health through nutrient cycling, pathogen antagonism and induction of plant defenses. The …

Mobile genetic elements (MGE) such as plasmids and transposons mobilise genes within
and between species, playing a crucial role in bacterial evolution via horizontal gene …

Plasmid-mediated horizontal gene transfer influences bacterial community structure and
evolution. However, an understanding of the forces which dictate the fate of plasmids in …

Approximately 11% the Clostridium difficile genome is made up of mobile genetic elements
which have a profound effect on the biology of the organism. This includes transfer of …

Bacterial reduction in Hg2+ to Hg0, mediated by the mercuric reductase (MerA), is important
in the biogeochemical cycling of Hg in temperate environments. Little is known about the …

Angiosperm mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) are notable for their extreme diversity in
both size and structure. However, our current understanding of this diversity is limited, and …

ABSTRACT Pseudomonas aeruginosa 96 (PA96) was isolated during a multicenter
surveillance study in Guangzhou, China, in 2000. Whole-genome sequencing of this …