Plasmid-powered evolutionary transitions.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.33383 and PMC identifier 5726850.
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Abstract
The acquisition of a virulence plasmid is sufficient to turn a beneficial strain of <i>Rhodococcus</i> bacteria into a pathogen.
Medical subject headings
- Biological Evolution
- Plant Diseases
- Plasmids
- Rhodococcus