Evolution, persistence, and host adaption of a gonococcal AMR plasmid that emerged in the pre-antibiotic era.

Plasmids are diverse extrachromosomal elements significantly that contribute to interspecies dissemination of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes. However, within clinically important bacteria, plasmids can exhibit unexpected narrow host ranges, a phenomenon that has scarcely been examined. Here we...

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Main Authors: Wearn-Xin Yee, Muhammad Yasir, A Keith Turner, David J Baker, Ana Cehovin, Christoph M Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-05-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010743