Plasmids play a crucial role in the transfer of antibiotic resistance genes among bacterial cells within microbial communities. Understanding the dynamics of plasmid spread and the factors ...

This is the first time where we've discovered that zinc inhibits the process of plasmid transfer, and at lower concentrations it has minimal effect on bacteria." Melha Mellata, Ph.D ...

As part of this DNA exchange, plasmids often provide recipient bacteria with genetic advantages. For example, many antibiotic-resistance genes are spread through plasmid transfer between bacteria, ...

coli donor bacteria, which then transferred their ... single experiment and could be extended to study the dynamics of plasmid transfer in microbial communities and interactions between mobile ...

"This is the first time where we've discovered that zinc inhibits the process of plasmid transfer, and at lower concentrations it has minimal effect on bacteria," said microbiologist and senior ...

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More information: Logan Ott et al, Dietary zinc supplementation inhibits bacterial plasmid conjugation in vitro by regulating plasmid replication ( rep ) and transfer ( tra ) genes, Applied and ...