Role of Horizontal Gene Transfer in the Development of Multidrug Resistance in Haemophilus influenzae

Haemophilus influenzae colonizes the respiratory tract in humans and causes both invasive and noninvasive infections. As a threat to treatment, resistance against critically important antibiotics is on the rise in H. influenzae. Identifying mechanisms for horizontal acquisition of resistance genes i...

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Main Authors: Kristin Hegstad, Haima Mylvaganam, Jessin Janice, Ellen Josefsen, Audun Sivertsen, Dagfinn Skaare
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-01-01
Series:mSphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00969-19