Using cryo-EM, the authors reveal how specific protein-DNA interactions within the relaxosome facilitate the transfer of plasmid DNA between bacteria. This study reveals prior undetected ...

Professor Thomas said: “We have identified the part of the plasmid that is absolutely essential ... vertically (when cells reproduce), plasmids also transfer genes horizontally, from bacteria to ...

Plasmid-driven horizontal transfer of resistance genes in bacterial communities is a major factor in the spread of resistance worldwide. The gut microbiome, teeming with billions of microorganisms, ...

Plasmid transfer assays were performed using broth mating techniques ... These pathogens have been shown to transfer this resistance to other bacteria via multi-resistant plasmids (16). Therefore, the ...

Filters were placed, bacteria side up, on the surface of LB agar plates ... The conjugation potential transfer of the plasmid pHT73 in broth and filter was examined. The transference frequencies ...

Birmingham scientists have identified essential genetic code for a method called plasmid curing, which aims to ‘displace’ antibiotic resistance genes from bacteria. Plasmids, which are small, circular ...

Endogenous intracellular allosteric modulators of GPCRs remain largely unexplored, with limited binding and phenotype data available. This gap arises from the lack of robust computational methods for ...

On Wednesday, the University of Washington revealed it has added 6-foot-11, 220-pound Christian Nitu, a Florida State transfer, leaving Danny Sprinkle's Huskies with just one roster spot remaining ...

This suggests that researchers creating synthetic consortia of bacteria for therapeutics need to account for the effects of genetic transfer. "As bacteria are being selected for inclusion in ...

The ban came after routine testing detected the presence of high levels of coliform bacteria. These bacteria are commonly found in digestive systems of animals and people and include organisms like E.