Biofilms can act as plasmid reserves in the absence of plasmid specific selection

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Biofilms can act as plasmid reserves in the absence of plasmid specific selection. / Røder, Henriette Lyng; Trivedi, Urvish; Russel, Jakob; Kragh, Kasper Nørskov; Herschend, Jakob; Thalsø-Madsen, Ida; Tolker-Nielsen, Tim; Bjarnsholt, Thomas; Burmølle, Mette; Madsen, Jonas Stenløkke.

In: npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, Vol. 7, 78, 2021.

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Røder, HL, Trivedi, U, Russel, J, Kragh, KN, Herschend, J, Thalsø-Madsen, I, Tolker-Nielsen, T, Bjarnsholt, T, Burmølle, M & Madsen, JS 2021, 'Biofilms can act as plasmid reserves in the absence of plasmid specific selection', npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, vol. 7, 78. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-021-00249-w

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Røder, H. L., Trivedi, U., Russel, J., Kragh, K. N., Herschend, J., Thalsø-Madsen, I., Tolker-Nielsen, T., Bjarnsholt, T., Burmølle, M., & Madsen, J. S. (2021). Biofilms can act as plasmid reserves in the absence of plasmid specific selection. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 7, [78]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-021-00249-w

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Røder HL, Trivedi U, Russel J, Kragh KN, Herschend J, Thalsø-Madsen I et al. Biofilms can act as plasmid reserves in the absence of plasmid specific selection. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 2021;7. 78. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-021-00249-w

Author

Røder, Henriette Lyng ; Trivedi, Urvish ; Russel, Jakob ; Kragh, Kasper Nørskov ; Herschend, Jakob ; Thalsø-Madsen, Ida ; Tolker-Nielsen, Tim ; Bjarnsholt, Thomas ; Burmølle, Mette ; Madsen, Jonas Stenløkke. / Biofilms can act as plasmid reserves in the absence of plasmid specific selection. In: npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 2021 ; Vol. 7.

Bibtex

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title = "Biofilms can act as plasmid reserves in the absence of plasmid specific selection",
abstract = "Plasmids facilitate rapid bacterial adaptation by shuttling a wide variety of beneficial traits across microbial communities. However, under non-selective conditions, maintaining a plasmid can be costly to the host cell. Nonetheless, plasmids are ubiquitous in nature where bacteria adopt their dominant mode of life - biofilms. Here, we demonstrate that biofilms can act as spatiotemporal reserves for plasmids, allowing them to persist even under non-selective conditions. However, under these conditions, spatial stratification of plasmid-carrying cells may promote the dispersal of cells without plasmids, and biofilms may thus act as plasmid sinks.",
author = "R{\o}der, {Henriette Lyng} and Urvish Trivedi and Jakob Russel and Kragh, {Kasper N{\o}rskov} and Jakob Herschend and Ida Thals{\o}-Madsen and Tim Tolker-Nielsen and Thomas Bjarnsholt and Mette Burm{\o}lle and Madsen, {Jonas Stenl{\o}kke}",
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T1 - Biofilms can act as plasmid reserves in the absence of plasmid specific selection

AU - Røder, Henriette Lyng

AU - Trivedi, Urvish

AU - Russel, Jakob

AU - Kragh, Kasper Nørskov

AU - Herschend, Jakob

AU - Thalsø-Madsen, Ida

AU - Tolker-Nielsen, Tim

AU - Bjarnsholt, Thomas

AU - Burmølle, Mette

AU - Madsen, Jonas Stenløkke

PY - 2021

Y1 - 2021

N2 - Plasmids facilitate rapid bacterial adaptation by shuttling a wide variety of beneficial traits across microbial communities. However, under non-selective conditions, maintaining a plasmid can be costly to the host cell. Nonetheless, plasmids are ubiquitous in nature where bacteria adopt their dominant mode of life - biofilms. Here, we demonstrate that biofilms can act as spatiotemporal reserves for plasmids, allowing them to persist even under non-selective conditions. However, under these conditions, spatial stratification of plasmid-carrying cells may promote the dispersal of cells without plasmids, and biofilms may thus act as plasmid sinks.

AB - Plasmids facilitate rapid bacterial adaptation by shuttling a wide variety of beneficial traits across microbial communities. However, under non-selective conditions, maintaining a plasmid can be costly to the host cell. Nonetheless, plasmids are ubiquitous in nature where bacteria adopt their dominant mode of life - biofilms. Here, we demonstrate that biofilms can act as spatiotemporal reserves for plasmids, allowing them to persist even under non-selective conditions. However, under these conditions, spatial stratification of plasmid-carrying cells may promote the dispersal of cells without plasmids, and biofilms may thus act as plasmid sinks.

U2 - 10.1038/s41522-021-00249-w

DO - 10.1038/s41522-021-00249-w

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C2 - 34620879

VL - 7

JO - n p j Biofilms and Microbomes

JF - n p j Biofilms and Microbomes

SN - 2055-5008

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ER -

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