Fitness Cost Evolution of Natural Plasmids of Staphylococcus aureus
Plasmids are major agents in the spread of antibiotic resistance genes among bacteria. How plasmids and their hosts coevolve to reduce the fitness cost associated with plasmid carriage when bacteria grow in an antibiotic-free environment is not well understood.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2021-02-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.03094-20 |