Following plasmid propagation in complex bacterial communities

Mireia Cordero; Liselotte Jauffred

doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114675

Following plasmid propagation in complex bacterial communities

Cell Rep. 2024 Sep 24;43(9):114675. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114675. Epub 2024 Aug 30.

Authors

Mireia Cordero¹, Liselotte Jauffred²

Affiliations

¹ The Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 17, 2100 Copenhagen O, Denmark.
² The Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 17, 2100 Copenhagen O, Denmark. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 39213152
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114675

Abstract

In this issue of Cell Reports, Ma et al.¹ identify causative regulatory links between self-organization in surface-attached bacterial colonies and the rate of horizontal gene transfers (conjugations) and subsequent selection of the newly arising population of recipient bacteria (transconjugants).

MeSH terms

Bacteria* / genetics
Bacteria* / metabolism
Conjugation, Genetic
Gene Transfer, Horizontal*
Plasmids* / genetics
Plasmids* / metabolism