Birmingham scientists have identified an essential genetic code for a method called plasmid curing, which aims to "displace" antibiotic-resistance genes from bacteria. Plasmids, which are small, ...

Birmingham scientists have identified essential genetic code for a method called plasmid curing, which aims to ‘displace’ antibiotic resistance genes from bacteria. Plasmids, which are small, circular ...

A plasmid is a small, circular, double-stranded DNA molecule that is distinct from a cell's chromosomal DNA. Plasmids naturally exist in bacterial cells, and they also occur in some eukaryotes.

Birmingham scientists have identified essential genetic code for a method called plasmid curing, which aims to 'displace' antibiotic resistance genes ...

Fu and colleagues used Vibrio cholerae bacteria as a model for studying the plasmid defense system known as DdmDE, consisting of proteins called DdmD and DdmE, using cryo-electron microscopy to ...

into dangerous bacteria such as Shigella dysenteriae, in a blink. The word “episome” would later be replaced by a synonym, “plasmid.” Scientists now recognize plasmids as a major mechanism ...

Functional tests of self-documenting plasmids that include GenoFAB Standard Identifcation Numbers (GSINs) showed that the insertion of the GSIN sequence in the plasmid does not compromise their ...

A plasmid is a small, circular piece of DNA that exists independently of a cell's main chromosomes. Often found in bacteria, plasmids can carry genes that are useful for survival and can be ...

coli in petri dishes in the laboratory and added the toxin produced by the bacterial strains with a specific type of plasmid. Then we found that the toxin killed the antibiotic-resistant bacteria ...

Within the lab environment, bacteria are also commonly transformed with sequences of DNA called plasmid vectors. These naturally occurring DNA molecules are circular, and they can replicate inside ...