Antimicrobial resistance level and conjugation permissiveness shape plasmid distribution in clinical enterobacteria
A. Alonso-del Valle, L. Toribio-Celestino, A. Quirant, C. Tardio Pi, J. DelaFuente, R. Canton, E. Rocha, C. Ubeda, R. Pena-Miller, A. San Millan
The paper investigates how antimicrobial resistance levels and conjugation permissiveness influence plasmid distribution in clinical enterobacteria, showing that specific bacterial clones stabilize plasmid spread.
bioRxiv · Apr 3, 2023Microbiology