Effect of donor-recipient relatedness on the plasmid conjugation frequency: a meta-analysis
Abstract Background Conjugation plays a major role in the transmission of plasmids encoding antibiotic resistance genes in both clinical and general settings. The conjugation efficiency is influenced by many biotic and abiotic factors, one of which is the taxonomic relatedness between donor and reci...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-020-01825-4 |