episomes

[WayneSU]

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are episomes just another name for plasmids or is there a difference?

 

[yakuza]

Nah episome is just a type of plasmid. Theres 2 types of plasmids: episomes(integrating plasmids) and non-integrating plasmids.

Non-integrating plasmids are the common ones I think..they don't touch the bacteria's chromosome

And episomes are the ones that mix into the bacteria's chromosome

 

[achilles2]

Nah episome is just a type of plasmid. Theres 2 types of plasmids: episomes(integrating plasmids) and non-integrating plasmids.

Non-integrating plasmids are the common ones I think..they don't touch the bacteria's chromosome

And episomes are the ones that mix into the bacteria's chromosome

I think yakuza is correct from what I understand a plasmid that has been intigrated into the bacterias chromosome then becomes an episomes...


I guess from a logic arguement, all episomes must be plasmids but not all plasmids are episomes

 

[Orgodox]

Right but just to point out episomes don't have to mix into the chromosome but have the Capability to do so.

 

[achilles2]

Right but just to point out episomes don't have to mix into the chromosome but have the Capability to do so.

wait....so a plasmid that has the capability to intergrate is an episome???

so even if it exists as a plasmid outside the chromosome it would still be considered???