Engineering Conjugative Plasmids for Inducible Horizontal DNA Transfer
Tahani Jaafar, Emily Carvalhais, Arina Shrestha, Ryan R. Cochrane, Jordyn S. Meaney, Stephanie L. Brumwell, Samir Hamadache, Vida Nasrollahi, Bogumil Jacek Karas
This study develops inducible conjugative plasmids for controlled horizontal gene transfer to combat antimicrobial resistance, showing increased conjugation efficiency upon induction.
Canadian Journal of Microbiology · Jan 1, 2025Peer-reviewedSynthetic Biology