Pre-existing antibiotic tolerance facilitates plasmid-mediated carbapenem resistance evolution in clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae
Weili Zhang, Bo Zheng, Menglan Zhou, Rong Zhang, Yingchun Xu, Jiafeng Liu
This study shows pre-existing antibiotic tolerance in K. pneumoniae isolates facilitates plasmid-mediated carbapenem resistance evolution.
bioRxiv · Aug 24, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology