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Biofilms preserve the transmissibility of a multi-drug resistance plasmid

Self-transmissible multidrug resistance (MDR) plasmids are a major health concern because they can spread antibiotic resistance to pathogens. Even though most pathogens form biofilms, little is known about how MDR plasmids persist and evolve in biofilms. We hypothesize that (i) biofilms act as refug...

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Autores principales: Metzger, Genevieve A., Ridenhour, Benjamin J., France, Michael, Gliniewicz, Karol, Millstein, Jack, Settles, Matthew L., Forney, Larry J., Stalder, Thibault, Top, Eva M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9732292/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36481746
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41522-022-00357-1