Dominant resistance and negative epistasis can limit the co-selection of de novo resistance mutations and antibiotic resistance genes

The authors study the interactions between chromosomal mutations and horizontally acquired genes in the evolution of antibiotic resistance in experimental evolution assays. They identify constraints that may allow better prediction and control of antibiotic resistance evolution.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Andreas Porse, Leonie J. Jahn, Mostafa M. H. Ellabaan, Morten O. A. Sommer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15080-8