When a bacterium divides, all of the plasmids contained within the cell are copied such that each daughter cell receives a copy of each plasmid. Bacteria can also transfer plasmids to one another ...

Plasmid vectors can be used to clone, transfer, and manipulate genes. Often, these plasmids carry a gene for antibiotic resistance, which means that researchers can select for cells that are ...

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 ...

Vector production (clinical-grade plasmid DNA and retroviral vectors). Research and development work relating to vector production and transduction of patient cells. Molecular analysis of gene ...