A plasmid is a small, circular, double-stranded DNA molecule that is distinct from a cell's chromosomal DNA. Plasmids naturally exist in bacterial cells, and they also occur in some eukaryotes.

A new study by Tel Aviv University reveals how bacterial defense mechanisms can be neutralized, enabling the efficient ...

Plasmid vectors can be used to clone ... which is capable of infecting bacterial cells and using them as hosts to produce more viruses. As the first step, a bacteriophage injects its DNA into ...

A new study has uncovered how the defense mechanisms of bacteria can be neutralized, facilitating more efficient genetic ...

During conjugation, one bacterial cell connects directly to another through ... For example, many antibiotic-resistance genes spread through plasmid transfer between bacteria.

Initially, the agrobacterium cell contains a bacterial chromosome and a Tumor-inducing plasmid (Ti plasmid). The Ti plasmid is removed from the agrobacterium cell, and a restriction enzyme cleaves the ...

The most common used applications for plasmids within the Biopharmaceutical space are bacterial vector ... automated solution for plasmid purification in Maxi, Mega and Giga scales. The various scales ...