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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2020-01-01
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Series: | mSphere |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00969-19 |