A two-component system serves as a central hub for connecting energy metabolism and plasmid dissemination in bacteria
ABSTRACTMobile genetic elements such as conjugative plasmids play a key role in the acquisition of antibiotic resistance by pathogenic bacteria. Resistance genes on plasmids can be transferred between bacteria using specialized conjugation machinery. Acinetobacter baumannii, the most common bacteriu...
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American Society for Microbiology
2023-12-01
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| Series: | mBio |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.02474-23 |