Often, the genes carried in plasmids provide bacteria with genetic advantages, such as antibiotic resistance. Plasmids have a wide range of lengths, from roughly one thousand DNA base pairs to ...

In the future, ten million people may die every year from infections caused by bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics. Researchers at the ...

Plasmids often carry genes for virulence, survival, or antibiotic resistance, improving the bacterium's fitness. Multiple plasmids are often found in bacterial cells, and due to their complex ...

Bacteria can spread resistance genes to each other through plasmids. Plasmids are small free-standing DNA rings in which ...

Certain antibiotic-resistant infections could be treated with precision medicine in the future, thanks to a new resource mapping plasmids the ultimate vehicle of rapid bacterial evolution.

Antibiotic resistance is caused by resistance genes carried on plasmids, small circles of DNA separate from the chromosomal DNA. Resistance spreads by horizontal gene transfer, in which plasmid ...

It is this competition that leads to genetic adaptation, such as antibiotic resistance, which will help them survive in certain environments. Bacteria are able to transfer genetic material, and ...