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A proteolytically activated antimicrobial toxin encoded on a mobile plasmid of Bacteroidales induces a protective response by Evans, Jordan C., McEneany, Valentina Laclare, Coyne, Michael J., Caldwell, Elizabeth P., Sheahan, Madeline L., Von, Salena S., Coyne, Emily M., Tweten, Rodney K., Comstock, Laurie E.

“…Phocaeicola vulgatus is one of the most abundant and ubiquitous bacterial species of the human gut microbiota, yet a comprehensive analysis of antibacterial…”
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A ubiquitous mobile genetic element changes the antagonistic weaponry of a human gut symbiont by Sheahan, Madeline L, Flores, Katia, Coyne, Michael J, García-Bayona, Leonor, Chatzidaki-Livanis, Maria, Holst, Andrea Q, Smith, Rita C, Sundararajan, Anitha, Barquera, Blanca, Comstock, Laurie E

“…DNA transfer is ubiquitous in the human gut microbiota, especially among species of the order Bacteroidales. In silico analyses have revealed hundreds of…”
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A cryptic plasmid is among the most numerous genetic elements in the human gut by Fogarty, Emily C, Schechter, Matthew S, Lolans, Karen, Sheahan, Madeline L, Veseli, Iva, Moore, Ryan M, Kiefl, Evan, Moody, Thomas, Rice, Phoebe A, Yu, Michael K, Mimee, Mark, Chang, Eugene B, Ruscheweyh, Hans-Joachim, Sunagawa, Shinichi, Mclellan, Sandra L, Willis, Amy D, Comstock, Laurie E, Eren, A Murat

“…Plasmids are extrachromosomal genetic elements that often encode fitness-enhancing features. However, many bacteria carry "cryptic" plasmids that do not confer…”
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