Plasmids 101: Broad Host Range Plasmids
Type
Blog Post
Published
April 11, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
...control copy number and stability, which influence the plasmid’s ability to establish and maintain itself ...Understanding the characteristics of natural plasmids and how they function in nature can inform us on...others have a broad host range and can replicate and stably maintain the genes they carry among organisms belonging... many different phylogenetic groups (Jain and Srivastava 2013).
Recombinant vectors that are made from...from broad host range plasmids are more stable, can be easily cloned in different bacteria, and can be ...transferred to various experimental hosts (Jain and Srivastava 2013). They are also easily-shareable tools within...utilize diverse host replication machinery. For instance, the ori typically contains iterons that serve...