Conjugation Inhibitors Effectively Prevent Plasmid Transmission in Natural Environments
ABSTRACT Plasmid conjugation is a major route for the spread of antibiotic resistance genes. Inhibiting conjugation has been proposed as a feasible strategy to stop or delay the propagation of antibiotic resistance genes. Several compounds have been shown to be conjugation inhibitors in vitro, speci...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2021-08-01
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Series: | mBio |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01277-21 |