The sociality and evolution of plasmid-mediated antimicrobial resistance

Overuse and misuse of antibiotics has led to the global spread of antimicrobial resistance, threatening our ability to treat bacterial infections. The horizontal acquisition of multidrug resistance (MDR) plasmids, from other bacterial lineages, has been instrumental in spreading resistance. Newly ac...

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Main Author: Bottery, Michael J.
Other Authors: Wood, A. Jamie ; Brockhurst, Michael
Published: University of York 2017
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.731579