Plasmid partitioning in Escherichia coli.
The mechanisms by which plasmids are stably maintained in bacterial populations are not yet completely understood. However, it is apparent that interactions with the cell envelope, site-specific recombination and modulation of the host cell's division process may be involved in plasmid maintenance.
D002455:Cell Division; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D010957:Plasmids; D011995:Recombination, Genetic