Phage-plasmids: missed links between mobile genetic elements.
evolution
horizontal gene transfer
mobile genetic elements
phages
plasmids
Journal
Trends in microbiology
ISSN: 1878-4380
Titre abrégé: Trends Microbiol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9310916
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
15 May 2024
15 May 2024
Historique:
received:
05
04
2024
revised:
26
04
2024
accepted:
29
04
2024
medline:
17
5
2024
pubmed:
17
5
2024
entrez:
16
5
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
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.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38755022
pii: S0966-842X(24)00114-8
doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2024.04.014
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of interests The authors declare no competing interests.