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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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Autores principales: Lécuyer, Frédéric, Bourassa, Jean-Sébastien, Gélinas, Martin, Charron-Lamoureux, Vincent, Burrus, Vincent, Beauregard, Pascale B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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

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