Evolution and exchange of plasmids in pathogenic Neisseria

Evolution and exchange of plasmids in pathogenic Neisseria

ABSTRACTNeisseria gonorrhoeae causes sexually transmitted infection (STI) gonorrhoea and is on the WHO critical list due to increasing antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The bacterium can carry a conjugative plasmid, pConj, which prevents the use of tetracycline or doxycycline for treating gonorrhea, a...

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Main Authors: Wearn-Xin Yee, Tabea Elsener, Ana Cehovin, Martin C. J. Maiden, Christoph M. Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-12-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
evolution
plasmid
Neisseria
conjugation
AMR
HGT
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msphere.00441-23

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