Dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes from antibiotic producers to pathogens

Dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes from antibiotic producers to pathogens

Some antibiotic resistance genes found in pathogenic bacteria might derive from antibiotic-producing actinobacteria. Here, Jianget al. provide bioinformatic and experimental evidence supporting this hypothesis, and propose a specific mechanism for the transfer of these genes between bacterial phyla.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xinglin Jiang, Mostafa M. Hashim Ellabaan, Pep Charusanti, Christian Munck, Kai Blin, Yaojun Tong, Tilmann Weber, Morten O. A. Sommer, Sang Yup Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15784
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Summary:Some antibiotic resistance genes found in pathogenic bacteria might derive from antibiotic-producing actinobacteria. Here, Jianget al. provide bioinformatic and experimental evidence supporting this hypothesis, and propose a specific mechanism for the transfer of these genes between bacterial phyla.
ISSN:2041-1723

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