Microbial Megaplasmids

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Schwartz, Edward (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Microbiology Monographs, 11
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Medical microbiology.; Microbiology.; Agriculture.; Bacteriology.; Microbial genetics.; Microbial genomics.; Plant pathology.; Life Sciences.; Plant Pathology.; Medical Microbiology.; Microbial Genetics and Genomics.; Applied Microbiology.

Megaplasmids are extrachromosomal genetic elements in the size range of 100 kb and larger. They are found in physiologically and phylogenetically diverse groups of bacteria and archaea. By definition, megaplasmids are not essential for the viability of their hosts under all growth conditions, but pa...