Antibiotic genes spread far and wide

The genes responsible for antibiotics can spread between the three domains of life—Archaea, Bacteria and Eukaryotes.

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Main Authors: Ryan J Catchpole, Anthony M Poole
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2014-11-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/05244
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spelling doaj-9de4dec697a34cc683153d8f23bb2a872021-05-04T23:33:15ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2014-11-01310.7554/eLife.05244Antibiotic genes spread far and wideRyan J Catchpole0Anthony M Poole1Biomolecular Interaction Centre, School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New ZealandBiomolecular Interaction Centre, School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New ZealandThe genes responsible for antibiotics can spread between the three domains of life—Archaea, Bacteria and Eukaryotes.https://elifesciences.org/articles/05244horizontal gene transferantibioticlysinarchaea
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Antibiotic genes spread far and wide
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horizontal gene transfer
antibiotic
lysin
archaea
author_facet Ryan J Catchpole
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title Antibiotic genes spread far and wide
title_short Antibiotic genes spread far and wide
title_full Antibiotic genes spread far and wide
title_fullStr Antibiotic genes spread far and wide
title_full_unstemmed Antibiotic genes spread far and wide
title_sort antibiotic genes spread far and wide
publisher eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
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publishDate 2014-11-01
description The genes responsible for antibiotics can spread between the three domains of life—Archaea, Bacteria and Eukaryotes.
topic horizontal gene transfer
antibiotic
lysin
archaea
url https://elifesciences.org/articles/05244
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