Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Pathogen invasion-dependent tissue reservoirs and plasmid-encoded antibiotic degradation boost plasmid spread in the gut
E. Bakkeren, J. A. Herter, J. S. Huisman…·W.-D. Hardt
This study shows that plasmid dissemination in the gut is enhanced by antibiotic degradation in the lumen and cycling between gut and tissue reservoirs in Salmonella Typhimurium.
DOI 10.7554/elife.69744