MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Anaerobic conditions increase plasmid transfer rates across Escherichia coli strains
Ingrid Cárdenas-Rey, Sally Felle, Michael S. M. Brouwer…·J. Arjan G. M. de Visser
This study shows that anaerobic conditions increase plasmid transfer rates in Escherichia coli strains, revealing oxygen blind spots in conventional conjugation assays.
DOI 10.64898/2026.06.25.734511