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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
2013
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| 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 |