MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Real-time visualisation of conjugation reveals the molecular strategy evolved by the conjugative F plasmid to ensure the sequential production of plasmid factors during establishment in the new host cell
A. Couturier, C. Virolle, K. goldlust…·C. Lesterlin
The paper uses live-cell microscopy to study conjugation dynamics, revealing that ssDNA plasmid entry and ss-to-dsDNA conversion control sequential gene expression in bacterial plasmids.
DOI 10.1101/2022.09.06.506729