Spread of Carbapenem Resistance by Transposition and Conjugation Among Pseudomonas aeruginosa

The emergence of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa represents a worldwide problem. To understand the carbapenem-resistance mechanisms and their spreading among P. aeruginosa strains, whole genome sequences were determined of two extensively drug-resistant strains that are endemic in Dutch...

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Main Authors: Anneke van der Zee, W. Bart Kraak, Arjan Burggraaf, Wil H. F. Goessens, Walter Pirovano, Jacobus M. Ossewaarde, Jan Tommassen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02057/full