The pQBR mercury resistance plasmids: a model set of sympatric environmental mobile genetic elements
Victoria T Orr, Ellie Harrison, Damian William Rivett, Rosanna C. T. Wright, James P. J. Hall
This study analyzes 26 mercury resistance plasmids from Pseudomonas spp., revealing their genetic diversity, transposon-driven evolution, and ability to mobilize chromosomal traits.
Microbial Genomics · Jul 22, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology