The potential for dissemination of antibiotic resistance markers amongst micro-organisms of the gastrointestinal tract
During the past decade there has been a considerable increase in the number of antibiotics to which bacteria have become resistant. Dissemination of antibiotic resistance is attributed to horizontal gene transfer, principally by the process of conjugation. This investigation sought to assess the pot...
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Queen's University Belfast
2008
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.491940 |