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Artificial sweeteners stimulate horizontal transfer of extracellular antibiotic resistance genes through natural transformation

Antimicrobial resistance has emerged as a global threat to human health. Natural transformation is an important pathway for horizontal gene transfer, which facilitates the dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) among bacteria. Although it is suspected that artificial sweeteners could ex...

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Autores principales: Yu, Zhigang, Wang, Yue, Henderson, Ian R., Guo, Jianhua
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8776823/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34465899
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41396-021-01095-6