MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Plasmids weaponize conjugation to eliminate non-permissive recipients
Jonathan N.V. Martinson, Leo C.T. Song, Benjamin E. Rubin
The paper shows conjugative plasmids eliminate non-permissive bacterial recipients through lethal zygosis, enabling their own spread and improving gene editing efficiency with shielded transposon vectors.
DOI 10.64898/2026.02.10.705089