pLS20 is the archetype of a new family of conjugative plasmids harboured by Bacillus species
Conjugation plays important roles in genome plasticity, adaptation and evolution but is also the major horizontal gene-transfer route responsible for spreading toxin, virulence and antibiotic resistance genes. A better understanding of the conjugation process is required for developing drugs and str...
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Oxford University Press
2021
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