GR13-type plasmids in Acinetobacter potentiate the accumulation and horizontal transfer of diverse accessory genes
R. A. Moran, H. Liu, E. L. Doughty, X. Hua, E. A. Cummins, T. Liveikis, A. McNally, Z. Zhou, W. van Schaik, Y. Yu
This study characterizes GR13 plasmids in Acinetobacter, showing their capacity to accumulate and horizontally transfer diverse accessory genes through dif modules and insertion sequences.
bioRxiv · Jan 12, 2022Microbiology