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Conservation of plasmid maintenance functions between linear and circular plasmids in Borrelia burgdorferi by Philip E. Stewart and others Created 2026-10-18 Updated 2026-10-31
By Philip E. Stewart, George Chaconas and Patricia Rosa. Journal of Bacteriology 185(10), 3202–3209 (May 2003).
Publication record and abstract: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12730180/
Only the abstract’s opening statement about natural linear and circular plasmids is cited.
George Chaconas Created 2026-10-18 Updated 2026-11-05
George Chaconas coauthored research on maintenance functions of linear and circular plasmids in Borrelia burgdorferi. The two DNA topologies raise related questions about replication and stable inheritance.
A plasmid's shape and its maintenance machinery are distinct properties. Comparing the two forms helps ask which functions are shared and which depend on topology.[ref]
A biochemist.[ref]
https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/george-chaconas. Institutional or professional-society biography, identity and research specialization