Molecular Characterization and Comparative Genomics of IncQ-3 Plasmids Conferring Resistance to Various Antibiotics Isolated from a Wastewater Treatment Plant in Warsaw (Poland)

As small, mobilizable replicons with a broad host range, IncQ plasmids are widely distributed among clinical and environmental bacteria. They carry antibiotic resistance genes, and it has been shown that they confer resistance to β-lactams, fluoroquinolones, aminoglycosides, trimethoprim, sulphonami...

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Main Authors: Marta Piotrowska, Lukasz Dziewit, Rafał Ostrowski, Cora Chmielowska, Magdalena Popowska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Antibiotics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/9/9/613