Archaeal biology: Plasmid propagation by virus-like particles

Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 577 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.116

Author: Ashley York
A defining feature that differentiates plasmids from viruses is their mechanism of propagation from cell to cell. Plasmids are transferred from donor to recipient as naked DNA, through cell–cell contact or in unstructured extracellular vesicles. A new study describes a novel mechanism of plasmid dissemination

Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - September 13, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Ashley York Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research