Fight evolution with evolution: plasmid-dependent phages with a wide host range prevent the spread of antibiotic resistance

The emergence of pathogenic bacteria resistant to multiple antibiotics is a serious worldwide public health concern. Whenever antibiotics are applied, the genes encoding for antibiotic resistance are selected for within bacterial populations. This has led to the prevalence of conjugative plasmids th...

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Autores principales: Ojala, Ville, Laitalainen, Jarkko, Jalasvuori, Matti
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2013
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Original Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3779093/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24062801
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eva.12076

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3779093/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24062801
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eva.12076

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