An evolutionary perspective on plasmid lifestyle modes

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue , 2017, Pages 74-80

  Hülter, Nils ^a   Ilhan, Judith ^a   Wein, Tanita ^a   Kadibalban, A Samer ^a   Hammerschmidt, Katrin ^a   Dagan, Tal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; ECOLOGY; HOST RANGE; LIFESTYLE; PLASMID; ADAPTATION; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HOST SPECIFICITY; PLASMIDS;

EID: 85019393290     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: 18790364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2017.05.001     Document Type: Review

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