title: Plasmid partitioning in Escherichia coli.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D002455:Cell Division; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D010957:Plasmids; D011995:Recombination, Genetic