2019a; Zhou et al., 2021). Among HGT processes between bacteria, plasmid-mediated conjugation is the most prevalent mechanism of horizontal transfer of ARGs, especially broad-host plasmids, which can ...

Finally, we reasoned that certain resistance plasmids should themselves expedite re-seeding-transfer-invasion cycles within the infected host. In particular, this should pertain to plasmid-encoded ...

Exogenous plasmid capture techniques have been applied to obtain a variety of plasmids from activated sludge, manure, and a rhizosphere (Smalla et al., 2015). Among them, triparental mating using a ...