Emergence of plasmid stability under non-selective conditions maintains antibiotic resistance
It is expected that plasmids are costly and therefore that selection is required to maintain them within bacterial populations. Here, Wein et al. show that plasmid stability can emerge even in the absence of positive selection and that loss may be determined by transcription-replication conflict.
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| Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2019
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/2a429e74a5e1447aa26da7321d695f52 |
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