Interbacterial transfer of carbapenem resistance and large antibiotic resistance islands by natural transformation in pathogenic Acinetobacter
A.-S. Godeux, E. Svedholm, S. Barreto, A. Potron, S. Venner, X. Charpentier, M.-H. Laaberki
This study demonstrates that natural transformation facilitates interbacterial transfer of carbapenem resistance and large resistance islands in Acinetobacter species.
bioRxiv · Aug 5, 2021Microbiology