Which bacterial conjugation system is most widely conserved?

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Michael J. Benedik

The conjugation system belongs to the plasmid, not to the host. So asking which is conserved across the most species doesn't really make sense. If you want to be more precise about what you are asking, there might be someone who can answer.

Benjamin THOHA Thomas

Your question is not correct. Kindly rephrase again, because conjugation system belong to the plasmid and not the host

Drew Hansen

You're both correct, sorry about that. I've changed the question.