The pathway to resolve dimeric forms distinguishes plasmids from megaplasmids in Enterobacteriaceae
F. Fournes, M. Campos, J. Cury, C. Schiavon, C. Pages, M. Touchon, E. P. C. Rocha, P. Rousseau, F. Cornet
The paper identifies that XerCD recombination is used by large plasmids and chromids for dimer resolution, similar to chromosomes, and shows this is required for their faithful inheritance.
bioRxiv · Apr 5, 2024Microbiology