In urinary tract infections, different bacteria can live as polymicrobial communities. As these bacteria interact with each other, they may exchange plasmids encoding important properties to ensure their survival. The study “Community context influences the conjugation efficiency of Escherichia coli” in FEMS Microbes investigates the microbial-ecological context for horizontal gene transfer between different urinary pathogens, … Continue reading #FEMSmicroBlog: Polymicrobial community members promoting the transfer of plasmids to uropathogenic Escherichia coli