Plasmid Interactions Can Improve Plasmid Persistence in Bacterial Populations
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.02033
Abstract: It is difficult to understand plasmid maintenance in the absence of selection and theoretical models predict the conditions for plasmid persistence to be limited. Plasmid-associated fitness costs decrease bacterial competitivity, while imperfect partition allows the… read more here.
Keywords: plasmid maintenance; persistence; persistence bacterial; plasmid persistence ... See more keywords