This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The drug-resistance plasmid, NR1, is a 37-μ m circular DNA molecule that contains two components: the resistance transfer factor (29 μ m) ...

The influence of substrate concentration on plasmid transfer frequency in the rhizosphere was investigated using a physical model employing a hollow fiber membrane instead of a real root. The absolute ...

Conjugation is a form of horizontal gene transfer that allows the exchange of genetic material between two organisms or cells. In this article, we discuss the mechanism of conjugation and how ...

The team first optimized this plasmid for bacteria–to–yeast conjugation by deleting 55 genes or small genetic regions to create four streamlined plasmids: M1–M4, with two clones each.