The first-of-its-kind in-depth bacterial evolutionary map could pave the way for the development of precision treatments for ...

Certain antibiotic-resistant infections could be treated with precision medicine in the future, thanks to a new resource mapping plasmids the ultimate vehicle of rapid bacterial evolution.

Plasmids often carry genes for virulence, survival, or antibiotic resistance, improving the bacterium’s fitness. Multiple ...

As the genomic sequences of viruses, fungi, and bacteria become ... and they can be part of a chromosome or found on separate plasmids. These islands often contain genes required for the pathogen ...