Publications by authors named "Carlota Losa Mediavilla"
Mol Biol Evol
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- Plasmids are small pieces of DNA in bacteria that can help or hurt them, depending on whether they're useful or costly.
- Bacteria have special defense systems, like RM and CRISPR-Cas, that can stop harmful plasmids but might let useful ones stick around.
- Even though some expensive plasmids might disappear over time, bacteria can still find ways to keep them around by using clever tricks to escape detection.
