| Bacteria are known to exchange genes via conjugative plasmids and integrative and conjugative elements. |
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| The process takes place in one direction since only the donor cells contain the conjugative plasmid. |
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| Many conjugative plasmids can be transferred between, and reproduce in, a large number of different gram-negative bacterial species. |
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| In a way, this host spectrum controls and limits conjugative transfer in the bacterial world. |
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| First, it has been observed that conjugative plasmids mediate gene transfer in various environments such as soil and rhizosphere, plant surfaces, water, or human gut. |
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| Although the data are scarce, naturally occurring conjugative resistance plasmids are also generally considered costly when there is no selection for the resistance phenotype. |
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| Epidemiology of conjugative plasmid-mediated AmpC beta-lactamases in the United States. |
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| Mosaic structure of a multiple-drug-resistant, conjugative plasmid from Campylobacter jejuni. |
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| Conjugative plasmids encode an extremely efficient mechanism that mediates their own transfer from a donor cell to a recipient cell. |
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| Conjugative plasmids can mediate gene transfer between bacterial taxa in diverse environments. |
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