Mechanisms of Evolution in High-Consequence Drug Resistance Plasmids
ABSTRACT The dissemination of resistance among bacteria has been facilitated by the fact that resistance genes are usually located on a diverse and evolving set of transmissible plasmids. However, the mechanisms generating diversity and enabling adaptation within highly successful resistance plasmid...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2016-12-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01987-16 |