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Biofilm Formation Drives Transfer of the Conjugative Element ICEBs1 in Bacillus subtilis
Horizontal gene transfer by integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs) is a very important mechanism for spreading antibiotic resistance in various bacterial species. In environmental and clinical settings, most bacteria form biofilms as a way to protect themselves against extracellular stress. How...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6158512/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30258041 http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00473-18 |