Figure 1.
Possible chromosome and plasmid phylogenies (see text). (A) The clonal plasmid/chromosome pattern. (B) The limited plasmid transfer pattern. (C) The “panmictic” plasmid pattern. (D) The “epidemic” plasmid pattern.
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