Induction of Bacteriophage PinR Facilitates the Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance
L. Zhang, Y. Guan, Q. P. Su, Y. Liao, I. G. Duggin, D. Jin
This study shows that inducing the bacteriophage PinR in DNA repair-deficient E. coli promotes antibiotic resistance evolution by repressing antioxidative genes and causing ROS bursts.
bioRxiv · Mar 29, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology