Integron activity accelerates the evolution of antibiotic resistance
Mobile integrons are widespread genetic platforms that allow bacteria to modulate the expression of antibiotic resistance cassettes by shuffling their position from a common promoter. Antibiotic stress induces the expression of an integrase that excises and integrates cassettes, and this unique reco...
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| Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2021-02-01
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| Series: | eLife |
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| Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/62474 |