Phage-plasmids: missed links between mobile genetic elements.

Figueroa, Wendy; Cazares, Daniel; Cazares, Adrian

Figueroa, Wendy; Cazares, Daniel; Cazares, Adrian.

Afiliação

Figueroa W; Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Cazares D; Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Cazares A; Parasites and Microbes Programme, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK. Electronic address: ac61@sanger.ac.uk.

Trends Microbiol ; 32(7): 622-623, 2024 Jul.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38755022

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Phages and plasmids are discrete mobile genetic elements (MGEs) with critical roles in gene dissemination across bacteria but limited scope for exchanging DNA between them. By investigating recent gene-sharing events, Pfeifer and Rocha describe how the hybrid elements phage-plasmids (P-Ps) promote gene flow between MGE types and evolve into new ones.

Assuntos

Bactérias; Bacteriófagos; Sequências Repetitivas Dispersas; Plasmídeos; Bacteriófagos/genética; Plasmídeos/genética; Bactérias/genética; Bactérias/virologia; Transferência Genética Horizontal; Fluxo Gênico; Evolução Molecular

Palavras-chave

evolution; horizontal gene transfer; mobile genetic elements; phages; plasmids

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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Plasmídeos / Bactérias / Bacteriófagos / Sequências Repetitivas Dispersas Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article

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