Acidipropionibacterium acidipropionici RefSeq Genome. Acidipropionibacterium acidipropionici

Bacterial plasmids are self-replicating, extrachromosomal elements associated with a variety of phenotypic traits including virulence, enhanced fitness, and resistance to antimicrobial agents. They play an important role in the transfer of genetic material in microbial populations within and between the species. The study of mobile genetic elements such as plasmids is of particular interest because of their ecological, biological, and clinical significance. The Refseq collection of plasmids represent complete sequences derived from different bacterial strains and is organized by host organism at the species level.细菌质粒（bacterial plasmids）是一类可自我复制的染色体外遗传元件，可与多种表型性状相关联，包括致病性、适应性提升以及抗菌剂抗性。其在微生物种群内部及物种间的遗传物质转移过程中发挥着重要作用。针对质粒等可移动遗传元件（mobile genetic elements）的研究因其生态学、生物学及临床意义而备受关注。参考序列（RefSeq）质粒集合收录了源自不同细菌菌株的完整序列，并按照宿主生物的物种层级进行组织。