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Horizontal gene transfer in the human gastrointestinal tract: potential spread of antibiotic resistance genes
Bacterial infections are becoming increasingly difficult to treat due to widespread antibiotic resistance among pathogens. This review aims to give an overview of the major horizontal transfer mechanisms and their evolution and then demonstrate the human lower gastrointestinal tract as an environmen...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2014
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4073975/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25018641 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S48820 |