Beyond horizontal gene transfer: the role of plasmids in bacterial evolution
Beyond horizontal gene transfer: the role of plasmids in bacterial evolution
J. Rodríguez-Beltrán,J. DelaFuente,3 Authors,Á. S. Millán
2021 · DOI: 10.1038/s41579-020-00497-1
Nature Reviews Microbiology · 429 Citations
TLDR
New evidence that suggests that plasmids might accelerate bacterial evolution is focused on, mainly by promoting the evolution of plasmid-encoded genes, but also by enhancing the adaptation of their host chromosome.