Characterization of Four Multidrug Resistance Plasmids Captured from the Sediments of an Urban Coastal Wetland

Characterization of Four Multidrug Resistance Plasmids Captured from the Sediments of an Urban Coastal Wetland

Self-transmissible and mobilizable plasmids contribute to the emergence and spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria by enabling the horizontal transfer of acquired antibiotic resistance. The objective of this study was to capture and characterize self-transmissible and mobilizable resistance plasmids...

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Main Authors: Ryan T. Botts, Brooke A. Apffel, C. J. Walters, Kelly E. Davidson, Ryan S. Echols, Michael R. Geiger, Victoria L. Guzman, Victoria S. Haase, Michal A. Montana, Chip A. La Chat, Jenna A. Mielke, Kelly L. Mullen, Cierra C. Virtue, Celeste J. Brown, Eva M. Top, David E. Cummings
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
antibiotic resistance genes
plasmids
wetlands
mobile genetic elements
horizontal gene transfer
conjugation
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01922/full

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