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- Introduction
- Why are bacterial plasmids important?
- Plasmids - selective forces and beneficial traits
- Transfer systems evolve faster on plasmids
- Plasmids and gene exchange
- Transfer apparatuses promote biofilm formation
- Recombination processes and plasmid diversity
- Evidence of past integration events
- Lessons from bacterial genetics
- Annual succession in a microcosm
- Habitats of Pseudomonas species
- Pseudomonas plasmids
- Diverse plasmid families - incompatibility groups
- An Incp-9 plasmid - pWWO
- An IncP-6 plasmid - Rms149
- Plasmid backbones
- Acquisition and clustering of plasmid functions
- Deletions and insertions during clustering
- Examples of clusters of basic functions
- IncP-9-alpha basic replicon organisation
- Regulatory integration and interdependence
- IncP-1 plasmids - RK2 is the archetype
- Properties of IncP-1 plasmids
- Global regulatory circuits on RK2
- Definition of cooperativity
- KorB can interact cooperatively with TrbA/KorA
- Role of "orphan" KorB sites in plasmid partitioning
- Role of "orphan" KorB sites in regulatory circuits
- Purpose of the regulatory circuits
- Conclusions
Topics Covered
- Why are plasmids important?
- Plasmids and gene exchange
- Pseudomonas plasmids illustrate diversity through modular structures
- Plasmid backbones and their building blocks
- IncP-1 plasmids as an example of sophisticated circuitry to extend host range and minimize burden on host
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Thomas, C. (2008, January 28). Evolution of plasmids and their role in bacterial diversity and adaptability [Video file]. In The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved October 7, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.69645/VJGA2713.Export Citation (RIS)
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- Prof. Christopher Thomas has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.
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