Dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes from antibiotic producers to pathogens

Some antibiotic resistance genes found in pathogenic bacteria might derive from antibiotic-producing actinobacteria. Here, Jianget al. provide bioinformatic and experimental evidence supporting this hypothesis, and propose a specific mechanism for the transfer of these genes between bacterial phyla.

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Auteurs principaux: Xinglin Jiang, Mostafa M. Hashim Ellabaan, Pep Charusanti, Christian Munck, Kai Blin, Yaojun Tong, Tilmann Weber, Morten O. A. Sommer, Sang Yup Lee
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Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/87c405d33fad454f9f63a622cec28daf
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