plasmids

Question 1

plasmids are small circular

Answer 1

DNA carrying non-essential genes

Question 2

plasmids can be present in more than one

Answer 2

copy per bacterial cell

Question 3

Conjugative plasmid

Answer 3

Carries genes for conjugative transfer
of the plasmid (sex pilus

Question 4

F factor

Answer 4

best-studied conjugative plasmid (in E. coli and
relatives

Question 5

Resistance (R) plasmid:

Answer 5

Carry antibiotic resistances but not
always the genes for conjugation

Question 6

Virulence plasmid

Answer 6

Carry genes for virulence which increase
the ability of a pathogen to do damage, invade/attach to
host, or evade host defenses