Nature Communications (Nov 2020)

The persistence potential of transferable plasmids

  • Teng Wang,
  • Lingchong You

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19368-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Conjugative plasmids mediate the spread and maintenance of diverse traits in microbial communities, but the conditions underlying plasmid persistence are poorly understood. Here, Wang and You present a modeling framework for analysis of gene flow and prediction of plasmid persistence and abundance in complex communities.