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正如计算机模拟所显示的那样,等离子体增加了带有等离子体的细胞的竞争能力,即使转合剂是不良的捐赠者
João S Rebelo1, Célia P F Domingues1,2, Teresa Nogueira1,2
1cE3c-Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE, Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal.
Microorganisms
|June 15, 2023
概括
结合性等离子体可以伤害细菌,但适应细胞在等离子体转移到新细胞时受益. 禁止从新细胞转移等离子体,最大限度地提高了最初的捐赠细菌的益处.
科学领域:
- 细菌遗传学 细菌遗传学
- 进化生物学是进化的生物学.
- 微生物生态学 微生物生态学
背景情况:
- 结合性等离子体可以对细菌宿主施加适应性成本,导致复制速度较慢.
- 随着时间的推移,可以出现补偿突变,减轻或消除这种健康成本.
- 之前的模型表明,带有等离子体的细胞可以通过将等离子体转移到不适应的细胞中获得优势.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究等离子体转移对细菌群体的净效应.
- 为了确定当转结合剂转移等离子体或当它们不转移等离子体时,供体细胞是否更受益.
- 了解跨结合性等离子体转移在结合的进化动态中的作用.
主要方法:
- 计算机模拟被用来模拟细菌的结合.
- 模拟运行了允许和不允许从转合剂转移等离子体的模拟.
- 关键参数包括供体细胞频率,等离子体转移速率和跨结合物复制.
主要成果:
- 当转结合剂被阻止转移等离子体时,供体细胞的适应性优势更大.
- 这种优势最明显的是,当捐赠细胞稀有,初始等离子体转移率高时.
- 转结体从质粒转移中获得优势的转结体在捐赠者距离远时不那么重要.
结论:
- 结合性等离子体可以作为有效的生物武器,即使转结合剂捐赠不足.
- 等离子体转移的策略受到转结体中补偿突变的潜力的影响.
- 等离子体可以进化为携带有益的基因,如毒性和耐药性,进一步影响细菌种群.
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