Genetically engineered plasmid can be used to fight antimicrobial resistance Date: September 16, 2019 Source: American Society for Microbiology Summary: Researchers have engineered a plasmid to ...

Plasmids containing genes that confer resistance to antibiotics can be ... of various microorganisms in different contexts. For example, they promote growth in animal production (pigs and poultry ...

Some Gram-negative bacteria, for example, represent a major challenge ... In this new system, the resistance plasmid carries a stable toxin and an unstable antidote into the host cell.

Genetic analysis of an outbreak of drug-resistant infections in one institution shows an unprecedented level of transference of resistance ... is often contained on a plasmid, a DNA molecule ...

John Innes Centre researchers and partners used a model plasmid called RK2 that is used globally to study clinically relevant plasmids that transmit antimicrobial resistance. Their initial focus ...

"Many plasmids carry 10 to 15 antibiotic resistance-causing genes, and when they transfer from one bacterial cell to another, two important things happen. "Firstly, the plasmid is copied so that ...

Eventually, the unreplicated plasmid is removed from the cell. Hoping to harness this natural process to eliminate plasmids responsible for antibiotic resistance, Hergenrother's team searched for ...

John Innes Center researchers and partners used a model plasmid called RK2 that is used globally to study clinically relevant ...

Birmingham scientists have identified essential genetic code for a method called plasmid curing, which aims to ‘displace’ antibiotic resistance genes from bacteria. Plasmids, which are small, circular ...