Plasmids have a key role in bacterial ecology and evolution because they mobilize
accessory genes by horizontal gene transfer. However, recent studies have revealed that …

Strains of bacteria resistant to antibiotics, particularly those that are multiresistant, are an
increasing major health care problem around the world. It is now abundantly clear that both …

Plasmids and temperate phages are key contributors to bacterial evolution. They are usually
regarded as very distinct. However, some elements, termed phage–plasmids, are known to …

Abstract The 'Standard European Vector Architecture'database (SEVA-DB, http://seva. cnb.
csic. es) was conceived as a user-friendly, web-based resource and a material clone …

Bacteriophages (phages) are selective viral predators of bacteria. Abundant and ubiquitous
in nature, phages can be used to treat bacterial infections (phage therapy), including …

With plasmid-mediated antibiotic resistance thriving and threatening to become a serious
public health problem, it is paramount to increase our understanding of the forces that …

Precise and rapid DNA segregation is required for proper inheritance of genetic material. In
most bacteria and archaea, this process is assured by a broadly conserved mitotic-like …

Many canonical processes in molecular biology rely on the dynamic assembly of higher-
order nucleoprotein complexes. In bacteria, the assembly mechanism of ParABS, the …

Segregation of replicated chromosomes is an essential process in all organisms. How
bacteria, such as the oval‐shaped human pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae, efficiently …

Plasmids are self-replicating pieces of DNA typically bearing non-essential genes. Given
that plasmids represent a metabolic burden to the host, mechanisms ensuring plasmid …