Horizontal gene transfer rate is not the primary determinant of observed antibiotic resistance frequencies in Streptococcus pneumoniae
S. J. Lehtinen, C. Chewapreecha, W. P. Hanage, M. J. Lipsitch, N. J. Croucher, S. D. Bentley, P. Turner, C. Fraser, R. J. Mostowy
The study examines antibiotic resistance frequencies in Streptococcus pneumoniae and finds that horizontal gene transfer rates are not the main factor influencing these frequencies.
bioRxiv · Jun 11, 2019Evolutionary Biology