When a bacterium divides, all of the plasmids contained within the cell are copied such that each daughter cell receives a copy of each plasmid. Bacteria can also transfer plasmids to one another ...

Conjugation is a form of horizontal gene transfer that allows the exchange of genetic material between two organisms or cells ...

More information: Logan Ott et al, Dietary zinc supplementation inhibits bacterial plasmid conjugation in vitro by regulating ...

However, plasmid copy numbers can fluctuate, causing inconsistent gene expression within bacterial populations. By balancing CRISPR-Cas-mediated cutting and gene transfer, ADEPT dynamically ...